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Battle of Patay

Battle of Patay was a battle fought on 18 June 1429 at Patay, in what is now France. It was part of the Hundred Years' War, which ran from 1337 to 1453. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 180 knights; 1,300 men-at-arms against 5,000.

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The Battle of Patay (18 June 1429).
The Battle of Patay (18 June 1429).. Attributed to Philippe de Mazerolles, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought18 June 1429
WherePatay, France48.048N, 1.696E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFrance; Kingdom of ScotlandagainstEngland
Casualties and losses3 killed and 100 woundedandOver 2,000 killed; 2,500–4,000 killed or captured
Part ofHundred Years' War1337 to 1453

Where it sits in the Hundred Years' War

Battle of Cassel, 1328Battle of Cadzand, 1337Battle of Arnemuiden, 1338Battle of Sluys, 1340Siege of Tournai, 1340Battle of Saint-Omer, 1340Battle of Bergerac, 1345Battle of Auberoche, 1345Siege of Aiguillon, 1346Battle of Caen, 1346Battle of Blanchetaque, 1346Battle of Crécy, 1346Siege of Calais, 1346Battle of Neville's Cross, 1346Battle of Lunalonge, 1349Siege of Calais, 1349Battle of Winchelsea, 1350Battle of Ardres, 1351Battle of Saintes, 1351Siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély, 1351Siege of Guînes, 1352Battle of Poitiers, 1356Siege of Saint-Valery, 1358Battle of Amiens, 1358Siege of Rheims, 1359Siege of Paris, 1360Battle of Brignais, 1362Siege of Rolleboise, 1364Siege of Mantes, 1364Siege of Meulan, 1364Battle of Cocherel, 1364Siege of Arles, 1368Battle of Montiel, 1369Siege of Sarlat, 1370Massacre of Limoges, 1370Siege of Paris, 1370Battle of Pontvallain, 1370Siege of Guernesey, 1372Battle of La Rochelle, 1372Siege of Soubise, 1372Battle of Lisbon, 1373Battle of Chiset, 1373Siege of Nantes, 1380Battle of Nevele, 1381Battle of Roosebeke, 1382Battle of Atoleiros, 1384Siege of Lisbon, 1384Naval Battle of the Tejo, 1384Battle of Trancoso, 1385English invasion of Scotland, 1385Battle of Aljubarrota, 1385Battle of Valverde, 1385Battle of the Seven, 1402Siege of Mercq, 1405Siege of Haverford, 1405Battle of Chef-de-Caux, 1415Siege of Harfleur, 1415Battle of Agincourt, 1415Battle of Valmont, 1416Battle of the Seine, 1416Siege of Bonneville-sur-Touques, 1417Siege of Bayeux (1417), 1417Siege of Caen, 1417Siege of Rouen, 1418Siege of Château-Gaillard, 1418Battle of La Rochelle, 1419Siege of Montereau-Fault-Yonne, 1420Siege of Melun, 1420Siege of Paris, 1420Battle of Baugé, 1421Battle of Mons-en-Vimeu, 1421Siege of Meaux, 1421Battle of Cravant, 1423Battle of La Brossinière, 1423Siege of Mont-Saint-Michel, 1424Battle of Verneuil, 1424Battle of St. James, 1426Siege of Montargis, 1427Siege of Orléans, 1428Siege of Bonneville-sur-Touques, 1429Battle of the Herrings, 1429Battle of Orléans, 1429Battle of Meung-sur-Loire, 1429Battle of Beaugency, 1429Battle of Patay, 1429Battle of Jargeau, 1429Battle of Montépilloy, 1429Siege of Paris, 1429Siege of Bonneville-sur-Touques, 1430Battle of Anthon, 1430Siege of Compiègne, 1430Battle of Bulgnéville, 1431Siege of Pouancé, 1432Battle of Gerberoy, 1435Siege of Paris, 1435Siege of Saint-Denis, 1435Siege of Calais, 1436Siege of Tartas, 1441Siege of Dieppe, 1442Siege of Fougeres, 1449Siege of Bonneville-sur-Touques, 1450Battle of Formigny, 1450Battle of Castillon, 145313281453Battle of Patay, 1429
103 placed engagements of the Hundred Years' War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date18 June 1429
PlacePatay, France
48.048N, 1.696E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength180 knights; 1,300 men-at-arms5,000
Casualties and losses3 killed and 100 woundedOver 2,000 killed; 2,500–4,000 killed or captured
Commanders
  • La Hire
  • Jean Poton de Xaintrailles
  • Antoine de Chabannes
Battle of PatayBattle of PatayBattle of the HerringsBattle of Loigny-PoupryBattle of CoulmiersSiege of OrléansBattle of OrleansBattle of Loigny-PouprySiege of OrléansBattle of OrleansToursCaenLe MansVersaillesBourgesTroyesNeversAuxerre100 km48.048N, 1.696E
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 Patay
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 5 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Patay today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-07-01. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 124 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 112 to 144 m, 32 m of relief, flat country and today it is 92% cropland, 4% built-up, 2% grassland.

cropland: 92%built-up: 4%grassland: 2%tree cover: 2%cropland 92%built-up 4%grassland 2%tree cover 2%
west to east, 10.0 km115 to 130 mnorth to south, 10.0 km115 to 133 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

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1429

Battle of Patay is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q648535, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Patay, revision 1382309133, 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.