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Topic: Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, Battle of

Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, Battle of

Years: 1488 - 1488

The Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier takes place on July 28, 1488, between the forces of king Charles VIII of France, and those of Francis II, Duke of Brittany and his allies.

The defeat of the latter signals the end to the "guerre folle" ('Mad war'), a feudal conflict in which French aristocrats revolt against royal power during the regency of Anne de Beaujeu.

It also effectively precipitates the end of the independence of Brittany from France.

"He who does not know how to give himself an account of three thousand years may remain in the dark, inexperienced, and live from day to day."

― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, West-Eastern Divan