Battle of Formigny

Timeline

1. 1450Normandy, France · NormandyThomas Gérard led about four thousand English reinforcements north from the south bank to lift the French siege of Caen. The French Count of Clermont took up positions near Formigny to intercept them.
2. 1450Formigny, Normandy, France · NormandyFrench field artillery suppressed the English positions, and Breton reinforcements under Arthur de Richemont arrived to strike the flank. The English line collapsed, Gérard was captured, most of his force was destroyed, and English field strength in Normandy suffered a devastating blow.
3. 1450Normandy, France · NormandyThe defeat at Formigny left the English in Normandy without field cover, and the French seized the opportunity to take Bayeux, Caen, and other major towns. By the summer of 1450, most of Normandy was in French hands.