The Battle of Malemort occurred on the 21 April 1177 between the mercenary forces of Richard the Lion-hearted and the citizens of Malemort-sur-Corrèze

Malemort-sur-Corrèze

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 in the Limousin

Limousin (province)

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. The Brabançon

Brabançon

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 mercenaries under William of Cambrai were defeated and William killed, while the forces under Lobar the Wolf

Lobar the Wolf

Lobar the Wolf was the leader of a troupe of Brabançon mercenaries which had fought in numerous battles all across Europe in the latter half of the twelfth century. He is a shadowy historical figure. In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, mercenary bands were commonly known by their nationality,...

 and the viscount of Turenne led an assault on the town of Segur

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and sacked it.

Sources

• Cheyette, Fredric L. Ermengard of Narbonne and the World of the Troubadours. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2001.