Battle of Baugé

Significance

The Battle of Baugé, fought east of Angers in France, was a major defeat for the English in the Hundred Years' War. An English force of approximately 4,000 under Thomas, Duke of Clarence — brother of King Henry V — was defeated by a Franco-Scots army of around 5,000 commanded jointly by John Stewart, Earl of Buchan, and Gilbert Motier de La Fayette, Marshal of France. English casualties reached approximately 1,000, and Clarence himself was killed in the action. The death of the king's brother and the scale of the defeat represented a significant blow to English prestige and to the high command in France at a critical phase of the war, coming shortly after the Treaty of Troyes had positioned Henry V as heir to the French crown. The presence of Scottish forces fighting alongside the French illustrates the practical operation of the Franco-Scottish alliance during this period, with the Scots contributing meaningfully to a Franco-Scots victory that checked English momentum in the region.

Forces & casualties

Commanders (7)