A crushing English defeat during the Hundred Years' War, with up to 1,500 English soldiers killed after a pillaging expedition into Anjou and Maine.
Key Facts
- Date
- 26 September 1423
- Location
- La Brossinière, Bourgon, Mayenne, France
- English casualties (reported)
- 1,400–1,500 killed
- English commander
- Sir John De la Pole
- Conflict
- Hundred Years' War
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Following the resumption of hostilities after the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, an English force under Sir John De la Pole conducted a pillaging expedition into Anjou and Maine. Upon returning to Normandy, the force found itself engaged by French troops near La Brossinière.
On 26 September 1423, English and French forces clashed at La Brossinière in the commune of Bourgon, Mayenne. The English army, commanded by Sir John De la Pole, brother of William de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk, was decisively defeated by French forces in what the Chronique de la Pucelle described as a battle of 'great deeds of arms.'
The English suffered a crushing defeat, with contemporary chronicles reporting between 1,400 and 1,500 English soldiers killed. The battle represented a significant setback for English operations in the region during the ongoing Hundred Years' War.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Sir John De la Pole.
Side B
1 belligerent