What the records say
- When
- 22 Nov 845
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 47.70° N, 2.07° W
- Description
- 845 battle in France
Battle of Ballon
845 AD battle between West Francia and the Duchy of Brittany
The Battle of Ballon took place on 22 November 845 between the forces of Charles the Bald, king of West Francia, and Nominoë, Duke of Brittany. Nominoë was appropriating border territory and opposing Charles' attempt to impose Frankish authority. Nominoë defeated Charles, initiating a period of Breton expansion and consolidation of power.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Ballon: Frankish forces (3,000 men) led by Charles the Bald are defeated by Nominoe, count of Vannes, near Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “le souverain de Bretagne Nominoë bat le roi de Francie occidentale Charles le Chauve à la bataille de Ballon, près de Redon”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “сражение при Баллоне, в котором войско правителя Бретани Номиноэ разгромило войско короля Западно-Франкского государства Карла II Лысого”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page