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Battle of Nancy

Battle of Nancy was a siege conducted on 22 October 1476 at Nancy, in what is now France; it lasted 2 months. It was part of the Burgundian Wars, which ran from 1474 to 1477. The recorded result: Lorraine-Swiss victory; Death of Charles the Bold; End of the Burgundian Wars; Dissolution of the Burgundian State. Recorded strength: 2,000–8,000 men against Lorraine: 10,000–12,000 men.

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Title: Renatus a civibus intra Nanceium exceptus. Ea illi reddita a Burgundis. René prend la ville de Nancy. Les Bourguignons la restituent (7 octobre 1476). Technique: Engraving on wood Dimensions: C
Title: Renatus a civibus intra Nanceium exceptus. Ea illi reddita a Burgundis. René prend la ville de Nancy. Les Bourguignons la restituent (7 octobre 1476). Technique: Engraving on wood Dimensions: C. Pierre Jacobi, prêtre et imprimeur depuis 1503 à Saint Nicolas de Port et à Toul., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought22 October 1476lasted 2 months
WhereNancy, France48.695N, 6.181E
OutcomeLorraine-Swiss victory; Death of Charles the Bold; End of the Burgundian Wars; Dissolution of the Burgundian State
BelligerentsDuchy of BurgundyagainstDuchy of Lorraine
Casualties and lossesUnknown, presumably near totalandUnknown
Part ofBurgundian Wars1474 to 1477

Where it sits in the Burgundian Wars

Siege of Venlo, 1473Siege of Neuss, 1474Battle of Héricourt, 1474Battle on the Planta, 1475Battle of Grandson, 1476Battle of Morat, 1476Battle of Nancy, 147614731476Battle of Nancy, 1476
7 placed engagements of the Burgundian Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date22 October 1476
to 5 January 1477
PlaceNancy, France
48.695N, 6.181E
KindSiege, medieval
Strength2,000–8,000 menLorraine: 10,000–12,000 men
Casualties and lossesUnknown, presumably near totalUnknown
Commanders
  • René II of Lorraine
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Nancy
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 25 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Nancy today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-08-11. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 210 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 182 to 404 m, 221 m of relief, hilly country and today it is 59% built-up, 32% tree cover, 6% grassland.

built-up: 59%tree cover: 32%grassland: 6%water: 2%built-up 59%tree cover 32%grassland 6%water 2%
west to east, 10.0 km191 to 357 mnorth to south, 10.0 km188 to 256 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1476

Battle of Nancy is one of 743 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 1,495 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q316877, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Nancy, revision 1383077303, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.