On 6 May of 1405, a French army under the command of

Waleran III, Count of Ligny Waleran III of Luxembourg (1355 – 12 April 1415) Count of Ligny and Saint Pol, was a French nobleman and soldier. Life Waleran was the son of Guy of Luxembourg and Mahaut of Châtillon. His name originates from the fact that he was a 5th ...

and Saint-Pol besieged the English castle at Mercq in

Pas-de-Calais Pas-de-Calais (, " strait of Calais"; pcd, Pas-Calés; also nl, Nauw van Kales) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments ...

Siege

The French siege proved futile as English reinforcements under

Lieutenant of Calais The town of Calais, now part of France, was in English hands from 1347 to 1558, and this page lists the commanders of Calais, holding office from the English Crown, called at different times Captain of Calais, King's Lieutenant of Calais (Castle ...

Sir Richard Aston arrived with the Calais garrison to counterattack and lift the siege. Although surprised by the English attack the French troops manned the trenches, but the Genoese crossbowmen had no bolts and St. Pol's army suffered losses from English archers. The first to flee were the Flemings, quickly followed by the French and Genoese. Waleran III escaped with remnants of his army, but most were either killed or captured. The English captured all the French artillery, four standards, 60-80 prisoners including Jean de Hangest.

French Nobles Killed

* Andrieux de Rambures, the captain of

Boulogne Boulogne-sur-Mer (; pcd, Boulonne-su-Mér; nl, Bonen; la, Gesoriacum or ''Bononia''), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a coastal city in Northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne lies on the ...

and

Gravelines Gravelines (, ; ; ) is a commune in the Nord department in Northern France. It lies at the mouth of the river Aa southwest of Dunkirk. It was formed in the 12th century around the mouth of a canal built to connect Saint-Omer with the sea. As ...

, Governor of

West Flanders ) , settlement_type = Province of Belgium , image_flag = Flag of West Flanders.svg , flag_size = , image_shield = Wapen van West-Vlaanderen.svg , shield_size = , image_map ...

* Jean de Rambures, Governor of

Arras Arras ( , ; pcd, Aro; historical nl, Atrecht ) is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department, which forms part of the regions of France, region of Hauts-de-France; before the regions of France#Reform and mergers of ...

* Morel de Saveuse * Guy Divrigny * Courbet de Renty * Martel de Vaulhuom * Lord of Faiel * Lord of Cresecques

French Nobles taken Prisoner

David de Rambures David de Rambures (born in 1364, died October 25, 1415 at the battle of Agincourt) was a French knight, member of the king's council and Grand Master of Crossbowmen. He died at the Battle of Agincourt along with his three youngest sons, Jean, Hug ...

Jean V de Hangest Jean V d'Hangest et d'Avesnecourt (c. 1350 - 25 October 1415) was a consular to the Grand Chamberlain of France and Governor of Brittany This page is a list of royal governors of Brittany during the Ancien Régime. *Nominoe (9th century) *Enguer ...

* Sarrazin Darby * Captain of Boulogne * Lord of Guiency * Lord of Noielle-sur-Sens * Lord of Brimeu * Lord of Dampierre

References

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* * *161 {{DEFAULTSORT:Mercq, Siege of Battles of the Hundred Years' War Military history of the Pas-de-Calais 1405 in England 1400s in France Conflicts in 1405