order. The foot soldiers then advanced and fought hand-to-hand. The English were unable to withstand attack for long. The result was a butchery in which 1,200 to 1,400 men of the English forces perished on the field, with 2-300 killed in the pursuit. Others, including Sir John de la Pole, Thomas Aubourg and Thomas Cliffeton, surrendered; only 120 got away. On the French side, only a single knight was lost, John Le Roux, and "a few others [of no title]" ("peu d'autres"). The 16-year-old André of Lohéac, the future Marshal of France, was knighted with several of his companions. The lady of Laval had the dead buried. Aftermath Aumale moved into Normandy, laid siege to Avranches and looted the suburbs of Saint-Lô. An English relief army advanced on his position and forced him to abandon the siege. Notes References This page is a translation of :fr:Bataille de la Brossinière. Cousinot : Chronique de la Pucelle; ou, Chronique de Cousinot, suivie de la Chronique normande de P. Cochon, relatives aux règnes de Charles 6 et de Charles 7, restituées à leurs auteurs et publiées pour la première fois intégralement à partir de l'an 1403, d'après les manuscrits; avec notices, notes et développements par Vallet de Viriville (1859). http://www.stejeannedarc.net/chroniques/cp5.php "Bataille de la Brossinière", in Alphonse-Victor Angot, Ferdinand Gaugain, Dictionnaire historique, topographique et biographique de la Mayenne, Goupil, 1900–1910 La Mayenne des origines à nos jours . Éditions Bordessoules. 1984. Jean de Wavrin : A Collection of the Chronicles and Ancient Histories of Great Britain, Now Called England Volume 3 , From AD 1422 to AD 1431'' (trans Edward L. C. P. Hardy),Cambridge University Press, 2012 Battles of the Hundred Years' War Battles involving England Battles involving France Military history of Brittany 1423 in England 1420s in France Conflicts in 1423