Battle of Nancy

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Battle of Nancy
Part of the Burgundian Wars
Rene takes the town of Nancy, by Pierre Jacobi (1519)
Date 5 January 1477 Location Outside the walls of Nancy, now in France Result Lorraine victory Death of Charles the Bold End of the Burgundian Wars Dissolution of the Burgundian State
Belligerents
Duchy of Burgundy	Duchy of Lorraine Old Swiss Confederacy
Commanders and leaders
Charles the Bold †	René II, Duke of Lorraine
Strength
2,000–8,000 men[1]	Lorraine: 10,000–12,000 men Swiss: 8,000–10,000 men[2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown, presumably near total	Unknown

The Battle of Nancy was the final and decisive battle of the Burgundian Wars, fought outside the walls of Nancy on 5 January 1477 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.