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Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier

Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier was a battle fought on 28 July 1488 at Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, in what is now France. It was part of the Mad War, which ran from 1485 to 1488. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 15,000 against 11,500.

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Emgann Sant-Albin-an-Hiliber, engravadur war goad e-barzh L'Histoire de Notre Bretagne gant Jeanne Malivel, 1922. Jeanne Malivel - died 1926, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought28 July 1488
WhereSaint-Aubin-du-Cormier, France48.260N, 1.397W
OutcomeFrench victory
Belligerents20px Kingdom of Franceagainst20px Duchy of Brittany; 20px Holy Roman Empire; Kingdom of England; 20px Kingdom of Castile and León
Casualties and losses1,500andAround 5,000 – 6,000
Part ofMad War1485 to 1488

Record

Date28 July 1488
PlaceSaint-Aubin-du-Cormier, France
48.260N, 1.397W
KindBattle, medieval
Strength15,00011,500
Casualties and losses1,500Around 5,000 – 6,000
Commanders
  • Jean IV de Rieux
  • Louis XII
  • John IV of Chalon-Arlay
  • Prince of Orange
  • Alain d'Albret
  • Edward Woodville, Lord Scales
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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.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1488 and 1799.

Elsewhere in 1488

Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier 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 Q2889856, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier (1488), revision 1384360594, 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.