Battle of Verneuil

Overview

The Battle of Verneuil was a battle of the Hundred Years' War, fought on 17 August 1424 near Verneuil-sur-Avre in Normandy between an English army and a combined Franco-Scottish force, augmented by Milanese heavy cavalry. The battle was a significant English victory, and was described by them as a second Agincourt.

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Significance

The Battle of Verneuil, fought near Verneuil-sur-Avre in Normandy on 17 August 1424, was a significant English victory in the Hundred Years' War. Facing a combined Franco-Scottish force augmented by Milanese heavy cavalry and numerically superior — between 14,000 and 16,000 against 8,000 to 9,000 — the English under the Duke of Bedford and the Earl of Salisbury inflicted approximately 6,000 casualties on their opponents while sustaining around 1,600 of their own. The scale of the disparity in losses against a larger force led the English to characterize the battle as a second Agincourt, placing it within the tradition of their most celebrated victories of the war. The presence of the Earls of Douglas and Buchan among the Franco-Scottish commanders, and their defeat here, represented a serious blow to the Franco-Scottish alliance that had brought Scottish forces onto French soil as a counterweight to English military power in Normandy.

Forces & casualties

Commanders (6)