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Battle of Brémule

Battle of Brémule was a battle fought on 20 August 1119 at Gaillardbois-Cressenville, in what is now France. It was part of the Anglo-French War, which ran from 1116 to 1120. The recorded result: Anglo-Norman victory. Recorded strength: 500 knights against 400 knights.

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Ludvík VI. Francouzský a Jindřich I. Anglický v bitvě u Brémule
Ludvík VI. Francouzský a Jindřich I. Anglický v bitvě u Brémule. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought20 August 1119
WhereGaillardbois-Cressenville, France49.343N, 1.406E
OutcomeAnglo-Norman victory
BelligerentsKingdom of England; Duchy of NormandyagainstKingdom of France; Rebellious Norman barons
Casualties and lossesInsignificantand140 knights captured
Part ofAnglo-French War1116 to 1120

Record

Date20 August 1119
PlaceGaillardbois-Cressenville, France
49.343N, 1.406E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength500 knights400 knights
Casualties and lossesInsignificant140 knights captured
Commanders
  • Henry I of England
  • William Adelin
  • Louis VI of France
  • William Clito
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Brémule
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Brémule today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2023-09-07. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2023.

The recorded site stands at about 131 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 20 to 218 m, 199 m of relief, hilly country and today it is 57% cropland, 29% tree cover, 13% grassland.

cropland: 57%tree cover: 29%grassland: 13%cropland 57%tree cover 29%grassland 13%
west to east, 10.0 km86 to 148 mnorth to south, 10.0 km41 to 155 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in 1119

Battle of Brémule is one of 438 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1516439, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Brémule, revision 1381806449, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.