Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier | |||||||
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Part of the Mad War | |||||||
![]() 1520 illustration of the battle in 'Histoire universelle' | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
15,000 | 11,500 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,500 | Around 5,000 - 6,000 |
The Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier took place on 28 July 1488, between the forces of King Charles VIII of France, and those of Francis II, Duke of Brittany, and his allies. The defeat of the latter signalled the end to the "guerre folle" ('Mad war'), a feudal conflict in which French aristocrats revolted against royal power during the regency of Anne de Beaujeu. It also effectively precipitated the end of the independence of Brittany from France.