Event War of the Breton Succession

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Was a conflict between the Counts of Blois and the Montforts of Brittany for control of the Sovereign Duchy of Brittany, then a fief of the Kingdom of France. The conflict became also a proxy war between England and France.

Chronology

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  • September 1364: Battle of Auray.
  • August 1352: Battle of Mauron.
  • June 1346: Battle of Saint-Pol-de-Léon.
  • June 1346: Battle of Saint-Pol-de-Léon.
  • August 1341: Jean de Montfort carried out a great ride in his duchy to secure control of the strongholds (Rennes, Malestroit, Vannes, Pontivy, Hennebont, Quimperlé, La Roche-Piriou, Quimper, Brest, Saint-Brieuc, Dinan and Mauron).
  • July 1346: Battle of Saint-Pol-de-Léon.
  • October 1341: Battle of Champtoceaux: John of Montfort, the leader of one faction, was made prisoner.
  • July 1357: Siege of Rennes.
  • April 1354: Battle of Montmuran.
  • September 1364: Battle of Auray.
  • April 1354: Battle of Montmuran.
  • October 1342: Battle of Morlaix.
  • August 1352: Battle of Mauron.
  • May 1354: Battle of Montmuran.
  • January 1343: Siege of Vannes.
  • June 1341: John de Montfort settled in Nantes, the capital of the Duchy of Brittany, and seized the ducal treasury at Limoges.
  • January 1345: Victorious siege of the city of Quimper by Charles of Blois in 1344.
  • January 1343: Siege of Vannes.
  • October 1342: Battle of Morlaix.
  • May 1342: Meanwhile the French took Rennes.
  • September 1364: Battle of Auray.
  • July 1346: Battle of Saint-Pol-de-Léon.
  • June 1342: The Siege of Hennebont in 1342 was part of the Breton War of Succession. The town was defended by Jeanne de Clisson and her husband Olivier de Clisson against the forces of Charles of Blois, who claimed the Duchy of Brittany. The siege was ultimately unsuccessful, with the town holding out until the arrival of reinforcements.
  • August 1352: Battle of Mauron.
  • June 1345: Battle of Cadoret.
  • September 1364: Battle of Auray.
  • January 1345: Victorious siege of the city of Quimper by Charles of Blois in 1344.
  • April 1365: In 1365, under the first Treaty of Guérande, the king of France recognized John IV, the son of John of Montfort, as duke of Brittany.
  • June 1345: Battle of Cadoret.
  • June 1345: Battle of Cadoret.
  • June 1342: Battle of Quimperlé.
  • August 1341: Jean de Montfort carried out a great ride in his duchy to secure control of the strongholds (Rennes, Malestroit, Vannes, Pontivy, Hennebont, Quimperlé, La Roche-Piriou, Quimper, Brest, Saint-Brieuc, Dinan and Mauron).
  • July 1342: The Siege of Hennebont in 1342 was part of the Breton War of Succession. The town was defended by Jeanne de Clisson and her husband Olivier de Clisson against the forces of Charles of Blois, who was supported by the French crown. The siege ended with the town successfully holding out and the territory going to Montfort County.
  • June 1342: Battle of Quimperlé.
  • July 1357: Siege of Rennes.
  • May 1354: Battle of Montmuran.
  • June 1345: Battle of Cadoret.
  • May 1342: Battle of Quimperlé.
  • June 1342: The Siege of Hennebont in 1342 was part of the Breton War of Succession. The town was defended by Jeanne de Clisson and her husband Olivier de Clisson against the forces of Charles of Blois, who claimed the Duchy of Brittany. The siege was ultimately unsuccessful, with the town holding out until the arrival of reinforcements.
  • September 1342: Battle of Morlaix.
  • September 1342: Battle of Morlaix.
  • May 1342: Battle of Quimperlé.