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Battle of Nancy
On 5 January 1477, Duke René II of Lorraine defeated and killed Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, outside Nancy with a Swiss-Lorraine army, ending …
Timeline
- 1476–1477Lorraine · LorraineAfter the disaster at Morat, Charles the Bold turned against Lorraine to restore his reputation. Duke René II, reinforced by troops of the Swiss Confederacy, assembled roughly 20,000–25,000 men in winter and advanced on Nancy from the southeast.
- 1477Battlefield outside Nancy · NancyOn the morning of 5 January, the allied army launched a surprise attack on the Burgundian camp in heavy fog. The Burgundian lines collapsed and Charles the Bold was killed in the fighting; his body was found in an icy river days later. The Burgundian army was almost entirely destroyed.
- 1477Nancy · LorraineNancy ended Burgundy's dream of independence as a great power. Charles left no male heir; his daughter Mary inherited the territories, sparking fierce contention among France, the Holy Roman Empire, and neighboring states, and the Burgundian lands were eventually partitioned.
Sources
- Battle of Nancy https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Nancy
- Charles the Bold https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-the-Bold