Early Modern era · 1476 – 1477

Battle of Nancy

The Battle of Nancy was the final and decisive battle of the Burgundian Wars, fought on 5 January 1477 outside the walls of Nancy, Lorraine by Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, against René II, Duke of Lorraine, and the Swiss Confederacy. René's forces won the battle, and Charles' mutilated body was found two days later.

Battle of Nancy
Battle of Nancy · Pierre Jacobi, prêtre et imprimeur depuis 1503 à Saint Nicolas de Port et à Toul., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
1476 – 1477
Where
Nancy
Era
Early Modern

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