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The naval '''Battle of Saint-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 Sir [[Edward Howard (admiral)|Edward Howard]] and a Franco-Breton fleet of 22 ships commanded by [[René de Clermont]]. It is possibly the first battle between ships using cannon through ports, although this played a minor role in the fighting.<ref name="Mary Rose Trust">[http://www.maryrose.org/]</ref>{{not in source|date=August 2012}} This was one of only two full-fledged naval battles fought by [[Henry VIII of England|King Henry VIII]]'s Navy Royal.<ref name="Konstam2008">{{cite book|last=Konstam|first=Angus|title=Tudor Warships (1): Henry VIII's Navy|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=YKqsjKHwQ-8C&pg=PA41|accessdate=9 August 2012|date=2008-04-22|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=9781846032516|page=41}}</ref> During the battle, each navy's largest and most powerful ship—''Regent'' and ''Marie-la-Cordelière'' (or simply ''Cordelière'')—was destroyed by a large explosion aboard the latter.
==Background==
Although the [[War of the League of Cambrai]], sometimes known as the War of the Holy League or several other names was largely an Italian war, nearly every significant power in Western Europe participated at one point or another, including France, England, and Brittany. The latter was independent of France at the time.
==Battle==
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