Battle of Baugé

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The Battle of Baugé was a significant 1421 engagement of the Hundred Years' War in which Franco-Scottish forces won a major victory over the English, resulting in the death of Thomas, Duke of Clarence.

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Battle of Baugé canonical 8
Bataille de Baugé 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Bataille de Baugé
linked to: Battle of Baugé
belligerent Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Scotland
campaign English campaigns in Anjou and Maine (1421)
causeOf death of Thomas, Duke of Clarence
combatant English army
Franco-Scottish army
combatantStrength English force smaller than Franco-Scottish force
commander Archibald Douglas, Earl of Wigtown
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan
Louis II of Anjou
Thomas of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence
conflict Hundred Years' War
consequence loss of experienced English commanders
temporary weakening of English position in western France
countryAtTime Kingdom of France
date 1421-03-22
followedBy Battle of Cravant
Battle of Verneuil
hasTopic Anglo-Scottish military cooperation
English–French relations in the 15th century
medieval warfare
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages
involvedUnit English royal household troops
Scottish auxiliary forces in French service
killedPerson Thomas of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence
location Anjou
Baugé
linked to: Baugé-en-Anjou

France
notableAspect English forces attacked without archers
English vanguard became isolated from main force
surprise attack by Franco-Scottish forces on dispersed English troops
partOf Hundred Years' War
precededBy Battle of Agincourt
region Maine-et-Loire
result Franco-Scottish victory
significance checked English advances in France after Agincourt
major defeat for the English in the Hundred Years' War
strengthened Franco-Scottish alliance
theater French Loire and Maine campaigns of the Hundred Years' War
year 1421

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Auld Alliance notableBattle Battle of Baugé
Battle of Baugé alsoKnownAs Bataille de Baugé
linked to: Battle of Baugé
Battle of Verneuil precededBy Battle of Baugé
John Grey, 1st Earl of Tankerville battle Battle of Baugé