Battle of Verneuil

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The Battle of Verneuil was a major 1424 engagement of the Hundred Years' War in northern France, where English forces won a decisive victory over a combined French-Scottish army.

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instanceOf battle
engagement of the Hundred Years' War
alsoKnownAs Battle of Verneuil-sur-Avre
linked to: Battle of Verneuil
belligerent Duchy of Alençon
Duchy of Lorraine
Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Scotland
cause French and Scottish attempt to challenge English occupation of Normandy
commander Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas
Jean II d'Alençon
John Stewart of Darnley
John, Duke of Bedford
Louis, Count of Vaudémont
conflict Hundred Years' War
country Kingdom of France
date 17 August 1424
describedAs second Agincourt
EnglishCasualties several hundred killed and wounded
EnglishStrength approximately 8,000–10,000 soldiers
era Late Middle Ages
followedBy subsequent English campaigns in Normandy
FrenchScottishCasualties many prisoners taken
several thousand killed
FrenchScottishStrength approximately 14,000–16,000 soldiers
historicalSignificance major defeat for the Franco-Scottish alliance
one of the bloodiest battles of the Hundred Years' War
involvedUnit English longbowmen
English men-at-arms
Scottish army in French service
location Normandy
Verneuil-sur-Avre
northern France
notableFeature heavy losses among Scottish troops
pitched open-field battle
use of English longbowmen
partOf Hundred Years' War
precededBy Battle of Baugé
primaryOpponents John, Duke of Bedford vs. Franco-Scottish commanders
region northwestern France
result English victory
side English army
French-Scottish army
strategicContext English attempt to secure Normandy
strategicOutcome consolidation of English control in Normandy
tacticalOutcome destruction of much of the Scottish contingent in France
year 1424

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Jean II, Duke of Alençon capturedIn Battle of Verneuil
Battle of Baugé followedBy Battle of Verneuil
Battle of Verneuil alsoKnownAs Battle of Verneuil-sur-Avre
linked to: Battle of Verneuil
John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury battle Battle of Verneuil
Arthur de Richemont participatedIn Battle of Verneuil
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan participatedIn Battle of Verneuil
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan diedIn Battle of Verneuil
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan killedBy English forces at the Battle of Verneuil
linked to: Battle of Verneuil
Verneuil-sur-Avre event Battle of Verneuil