For the battle that took place in World War II, see Battle of Nancy (1944).
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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
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Burgundian Wars (1474–1477)
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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.
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