Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of Charles, Duke of Brittany

Battles of Charles, Duke of Brittany

Duke of Brittany (1319-1364)

Charles, Duke of Brittany is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1341 and 1364: 6 battles, 2 sieges and 1 naval action, all in present-day France. Taken in date order, the sites lie 736 km apart end to end, 92 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the Breton Succession (9).

Battle of ChamptoceauxSiege of VannesBattle of CadoretBattle of St Pol de LéonSiege of HennebontBattle of Deez NutzBattle of MorlaixBattle of La Roche-DerrienBattle of AuraySiege of HennebontBattle of Deez NutzBattle of MorlaixBattle of La Roche-DerrienBattle of AurayRennesNantesCaenLe MansLorientAngersSt.-Brieuc100 km48.031N, 2.895W
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1341: 1 engagements1342: 4 engagements4 in 13421345: 1 engagements1346: 1 engagements1347: 1 engagements1364: 1 engagements13411364
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Champtoceaux, 1341Siege of Vannes, 1342Siege of Hennebont, 1342Battle of Deez Nutz, 1342Battle of Morlaix, 1342Battle of Cadoret, 1345Battle of St Pol de Léon, 1346Battle of La Roche-Derrien, 1347Battle of Auray, 136413411364
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
14 October 1341Battle of ChamptoceauxChamptoceaux, FranceInconclusive
1342Siege of VannesVannes, France117 km WIntervention of Pope Clement VI; Truce of Malestroit...
April 1342Siege of HennebontHennebont, France42 km NWMontfort victory
18 August 1342Battle of Deez NutzBrest, France111 km NWEnglish and Montfortist victory
30 September 1342Battle of MorlaixMorlaix, France62 km NEEnglish victory
17 June 1345Battle of CadoretLes Forges, France106 km SECharles of Blois retreat
9 June 1346Battle of St Pol de LéonSaint-Pol-de-Léon, France124 km NWAnglo-Breton victory
1347Battle of La Roche-DerrienFrance54 km EAnglo-Breton victory
29 September 1364Battle of AurayAuray, France122 km SAnglo-Breton victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, André du Chesne, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.