Battle of Héricourt
The battles of Héricourt was held the November 13rd 1474 between the troops of the count Jacques of Savoy, combined of the duke of Burgundy, Charles Bold the, the Swiss Confédérés and their allies of the imperial cities.
Reasons of the war
Because of the arrest and execution of his/her brother, Pierre de Hagenbach, Baillif of Charles Bold the in the territories of the Haut-Rhin, Etienne de Hagenbach devastation the cities which revolted.
The Confederated Swiss and their allies (Basse League, Austrian of Alsace and imperial cities of Souabe), from their dimensioned, concluded an agreement with the king from France, Louis XI, of which the goal is to break the power of the duke Charles, its enemy.
Sit of Héricourt
As soon as the devastations of Etienne de Hagenbach on the cities which are allied for them are known, the Confédérés declare the war with the duke of Burgundy, are started and the November 8th 1474 install the seat in front of the town of Héricourt, where Etienne de Hagenbach and its troops took refuge.
The duke of Burgundy, Charles Bold the, is extremely occupied with the seat of the Neuss and cannot for the moment not intervene. The attackers, after having bombarded the city intensively, make a breach in the wall and, within sight of the turning of the events, besieged, badly supplied, go. The town of Héricourt is taken the November 12th 1474.
Course of the battle
Meanwhile, the count Henri of Neuchâtel-Blamont, marshal of Burgundy, goes to the helps of besieged. He is shouldered by the troops of the count Jacques of Savoy, count of Romont and Gouverneur of Burgundy, in all approximately 6800 men. The count of Romont raises as approximately 5000 Mercenaire S lombards, as it presses to come to join it.
The Confédérés located their projection the November 13rd, raise the camp and attack. The Italian Mercenary S, tired by the Forced march through the the Alps and of the the Jura, release feet almost at once. The militia of Franche-Comté thus find themselves only in front of 18.000 enemies, Swiss and Austrian rank and file and Cavaliers. The army of the count of Romont, crushed by the forces in excess of the Swiss and the Austrian , is put in rout. The victory of combined of the king of France, Louis XI is total.
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