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Battle of Brustem

Battle of Brustem was a battle fought on 28 October 1467 at Brustem, in what is now Belgium. It was part of the Liège Wars, which ran from 1465 to 1468. The recorded result: Burgundian victory. Recorded strength: 25,000 against 12,000.

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Battle of Brustem
Rogier van der Weyden, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought28 October 1467
WhereBrustem, Belgium50.802N, 5.218E
OutcomeBurgundian victory
BelligerentsBurgundian StateagainstPrince-Bishopric of Liège
Casualties and losses800and4,000
Part ofLiège Wars1465 to 1468

Record

Date28 October 1467
PlaceBrustem, Belgium
50.802N, 5.218E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength25,00012,000
Casualties and losses8004,000
Commanders
Battle of BrustemBattle of BrustemSiege of ZoutleeuwBattle of MontenakenBattle of SteppesBattle of NeerwindenBattle of LandenBattle of MontenakenBattle of LandenLilleRotterdamCologneAntwerpenLuxembourgDüsseldorfCharleroiKoblenz100 km50.802N, 5.218E
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Battle of Brustem is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 243 in present-day Belgium.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2238843, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Brustem, revision 1370435349, 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.