Grandson and Morat: losing the army

War against the Swiss Confederates shatters Burgundy’s apparent superiority. At Grandson, a withdrawal manoeuvre turns into the flight of Charles’s army, abandoning artillery, supplies and an extraordinarily wealthy camp. The duke assembles new forces and attacks again. At Morat, the defeat in June is far bloodier. Military losses become a political and financial crisis. Charles needs to rebuild his army while his opponents recover the initiative and regain territories. René II returns to Nancy. Instead of withdrawing to restore his strength from the Low Countries, the duke goes back to Lorraine to recover the city. His project now depends on a winter campaign.