Siege of Brest (1386)

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Siege of Brest
Part of the Hundred Years’ War
Siège du château de Brest.jpg
The siege depicted by the Master of Anthony of Burgundy in MS BnF Fr 2643-6 of Froissart's Chronicles
Date1386
Location
Brest, Brittany
Result English relieved Brest
Belligerents
Armoiries Bretagne - Arms of Brittany.svg Duchy of Brittany
Blason pays fr FranceAncien.svg Kingdom of France		 Royal Arms of England (1340-1367).svg Kingdom of England
Commanders and leaders
Armoiries Bretagne - Arms of Brittany.svg John IV, Duke of Brittany
Coat of Arms Clisson Family.jpg Olivier de Clisson		 RoacheArms.png John Roches
Thomas Asshenden
Relief force:
Coat of Arms of John of Gaunt, First Duke of Lancaster (as claimant King of Castile) type 3.svg John of Gaunt

The siege of Brest in 1386 was a siege by forces 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.[1]

Citations[]

  1. ^ Sumption 2011, p. 582.

References[]

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