battle, medieval
Battle of Mauron
Battle of Mauron was a battle fought on 14 August 1352 at Mauron, in what is now France. It was part of the War of the Breton Succession, which ran from 1341 to 1365. The recorded result: Anglo-Breton victory. Recorded strength: 2,000 against 5,000.
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Record
| Date | 14 August 1352 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Mauron, France 48.089N, 2.262W | |
| Part of | War of the Breton Succession (1341 to 1365) | |
| Kind | Battle, medieval | |
| Result | Anglo-Breton victory | |
| Belligerents | House of Montfort, Brittany; Kingdom of England | House of Blois, Brittany; Kingdom of France |
| Commanders | Sir Walter Bentley; Tanguy I du Chastel | Guy II de Nesle; Jean de Beaumanoir; Alain de Tinténiac; Jean de Rieux; Alain VII de Rohan |
| Strength | 2,000 | 5,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 600–700 killed | 800–900 killed |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Beignon 1794, 15 km
- Battle of Coëtlogon 1795, 22 km
- Combat of the Thirty 1351, 24 km
- Battle of Josselin 1795, 26 km
- Battle of Cadoret 1345, 30 km
In the same war
- Before: Combat of the Thirty 26 March 1351
- After: Siege of Rennes 3 October 1356
- All 11 engagements of War of the Breton Succession
Elsewhere in 1352
- Siege of Guînes France
- Battle of the Bosporus Turkey
- Siege of Hachiman Japan
- Siege of Pera Turkey
Battle of Mauron is one of 387 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 1,142 in present-day France.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1165440, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mauron, revision 1376884954, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.