Battle of Cadoret
| Battle of Cadoret | |||||||
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| Part of the Breton War of Succession | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 House of Montfort, Brittany .svg){kind=small} Kingdom of England |
House of Blois, Brittany  Kingdom of France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Sir Thomas Dagworth |
 Charles of Blois | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| About 500 | About 300 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Cadoret took place on the moorland of Cadoret near Lanouée (commune of Les Forges) in 1345 as part of the War of Succession of Brittany (1341–1365).
Context
[edit]The battle occurred after the victorious siege of the city of Quimper by Charles of Blois in 1344.
Development
[edit]Thomas Dagworth, was en route to Ploërmel through Oust à Cadoret. Opposite, Charles of Blois and his army arrived by the Landes de Cadoret. The two forces engaged and the fight lasted the entire afternoon. Caught under a rain of arrows from Welsh archers, the army of Charles suffered many losses.
Aftermath
[edit]The French captains Galois de la Heuse and Péan of Fontenay were made prisoners and Charles abandoned the field.
References
[edit]- Y. Gicquel Argentré (B. d'), Histoire de Bretagne, 1618.
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