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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


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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