Misplaced Pages

Siege of Brest (1386)

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
14th century English noble

Siege of Brest
Part of the Hundred Years’ War

The siege depicted by the Master of Anthony of Burgundy in MS BnF Fr 2643-6 of Froissart's Chronicles
Date1386
LocationBrest, Brittany
Result English relieved Brest
Belligerents
Duchy of Brittany
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of England
Commanders and leaders
John IV, Duke of Brittany
Olivier de Clisson
John Roches
Thomas Asshenden
Relief force:
John of Gaunt
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources.
Find sources: "Siege of Brest" 1386 – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2025)
Hundred Years' War
Hundred Years' War
Caroline phase (1369–1389)

The siege of Brest in 1386 was led by John IV, Duke of Brittany, against English-occupied Brest during the Hundred Years’ War. The siege was relieved by an English army commanded by John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster.

Citations

  1. Sumption 2011, p. 582.

References

  • Sumption, Jonathan (2011). Hundred Years War, Volume 3: Divided Houses. Faber & Faber. ISBN 9780571266562.


Categories:
Siege of Brest (1386) Add topic