Battle of St. Mathieu
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| Battle of St Mathieu | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the League of Cambrai | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| England | France | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| Edward Howard | René de Clermont | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 25 ships | 22 ships | ||||||
| War of the League of Cambrai |
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| Agnadello – Padua – Brescia – Ravenna – St. Mathieu – Novara – Guinegate – Flodden Field – La Motta – Marignano |
| Italian Wars |
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| First – Second – League of Cambrai – Urbino – 1521 – League of Cognac – 1535 – 1542 – 1551 |
The naval Battle of St Mathieu took place on 10 August 1512 during the War of the League of Cambrai, near Brest, France, between an English fleet of 25 ships commanded by Edward Howard and a French fleet of 22 ships commanded by René de Clermont. After the English launched a surprise attack, all of the French ships except for Marie de la Cordelière and Nef de Dieppe retreated back to Brest, and these 2 ships fought 5 English ships (including Regent, Sovereign, Mary Rose and Mary James) for 7 hours before Regent and Marie de la Cordelière, stuck together, caught fire, probably caused by the English, and burned. 2 other English ships were sunk.
Ships involved:
[edit] England (Edward Howard)
(List is probable, not certain)
Regent (Thomas Knyvet) - Burnt
Sovereign (Charles Brandon)
Jenett
Barbara
Mary Barking
Mary Rose
Peter Pomegranate
John Hopton
Mary John
Anne of Greenwich
Mary George
Dragon
Lion
George of Falmouth
Peter of Fowey
Nicholas of Hampton
Martinet
Christopher Davy
Sabyn
Nicholas Reede
Margaret of Topsham (James Knyvet)
Mary James (Anthony Ughtred)
Magdalene (J. Brigandyne)
Henry of Hampton
Catherine Pomegranate (Henry Gyldeford)
[edit] France (René de Clermont)
(Marie de la Cordelière probably refers to Nef de Morlaix, although it could have been Nef de Brest)
Nef de Rouen
Nef d'Orléans
Nef de Dieppe
Nef de Bordeaux
Petite Louise
Nef de Morlaix (Marie de la Cordelière) (Hervé de Porzmoguer aka Primauguet) - Burnt
Nef de Brest
Nef de Rochelle
Nef de Bordeaux
Saint Sauveur
12 others
