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Battle of Nancy | |||||||
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Part of the Burgundian Wars | |||||||
Rene takes the town of Nancy, by Pierre Jacobi (1519) | |||||||
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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 three days later.