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Battle of Formigny

1450 · 15th century · Part of the Hundred Years' War

The Battle of Formigny was fought on 15 April 1450 in Normandy, near Bayeux, during the Hundred Years' War. A French army under the Count of Clermont, joined by Breton troops under Arthur de Richemont, destroyed an English relief force under Sir Thomas Kyriell. The victory led to the French reconquest of Normandy, completed with the fall of Cherbourg in August 1450.

Battle of Formigny
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