On 16 July 1465 King Louis XI of France fought the Count of Charolais, later Charles the Bold, at Montlhéry, south of Paris. The battle had no clear winner. Louis reached Paris, but Charles held the battlefield, and the war was not decided.
A battle with no winner
According to EBSCO Research Starters, the battle was indecisive, though the 500 Swiss infantrymen in the royal army, the first Swiss to serve in it, caught the attention of French commanders. Estimates of the armies and their losses vary, and no figure is given here.1
The battle did not decide the war: bloodied but unbowed, the nobles pushed on toward Paris.2
The siege of Paris
According to EBSCO, the League put Paris under siege on 28 August 1465. Unable to take the city before the end of the campaigning season, the nobles accepted the Treaty of Conflans in late October.3
Frequently asked questions
When and where was the Battle of Montlhéry?
It was fought on 16 July 1465 between Montlhéry and Longjumeau, south of Paris, during the War of the Public Weal.
Who won the Battle of Montlhéry?
It had no clear winner. Louis XI reached Paris, but Charles the Bold held the battlefield.
Did the battle decide the war?
No. It did not decide the war, and the League besieged Paris later that summer.
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