The Battle of Morlaix was a battle fought in Morlaix on 30 September 1342 between England and France. The English besieged the town, but a French relief force arrived, forcing the English to flee into the woods. The French force then withdrew. Notably it was the first use of a tactical withdrawal by the English in medieval warfare. In 1341 John III, Duke of Brittany died without leaving an heir.

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  • 1342-09-30 (xsd:date)
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  • English tactical retreat, French unable to defeat the English.
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  • 1342-09-30 (xsd:date)
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  • The Battle of Morlaix was a battle fought in Morlaix on 30 September 1342 between England and France. The English besieged the town, but a French relief force arrived, forcing the English to flee into the woods. The French force then withdrew. Notably it was the first use of a tactical withdrawal by the English in medieval warfare. In 1341 John III, Duke of Brittany died without leaving an heir. The question of the succession ignited a civil war in Brittany which lasted about 25 years initially between John’s half brother, John de Montfort and his niece Jeanne de Penthièvre, wife of Charles of Blois. Charles and Jeanne had the support of the Breton nobility and clergy while John was an outsider whose main concentration of power was in the Ile de France. However, Charles was the nephew of Philip VI of France who backed Jeanne’s claim while England of course supported John de Montfort's claim. Initially, Edward III of England could do little to help the de Montforts, he had his own problems at home, but eventually he felt able to send a small force under Sir Walter Mauny to aid them. As a result of Mauny’s initial successes Edward decided to send a larger force of knights and archers under the command of William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton. For a long time its departure was delayed and by the time they arrived in Brittany John de Montfort was a prisoner of the French and the struggle was being carried on by his wife Jeanne de Montfort. When Northampton landed on 18 August 1342, the Countess, her men and the remnants of Mauny’s force were besieged at Brest by a large French army under the command of Charles of Blois and a force of Genoese ships. On Northampton’s arrival the French appear to have fled without bothering to engage the smaller English force and the siege of Brest was relieved.
  • La batalla de Morlaix se libró a las afueras de la villa de Morlaix, en la Bretaña francesa, el 30 de septiembre de 1342 entre franceses e ingleses. En ella tuvo lugar la retirada táctica, utilizada por primera vez por los ingleses. Únicamente tres cronistas, los tres ingleses, relatan esta batalla, quizás por el poco interés que suscitó y porque estaba en juego una región que ya no interesaba.
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  • Map showing disposition of English forces during the battle.
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  • 30 September 1342
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  • English tactical retreat, French unable to defeat the English.
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  • The Battle of Morlaix was a battle fought in Morlaix on 30 September 1342 between England and France. The English besieged the town, but a French relief force arrived, forcing the English to flee into the woods. The French force then withdrew. Notably it was the first use of a tactical withdrawal by the English in medieval warfare. In 1341 John III, Duke of Brittany died without leaving an heir.
  • La batalla de Morlaix se libró a las afueras de la villa de Morlaix, en la Bretaña francesa, el 30 de septiembre de 1342 entre franceses e ingleses. En ella tuvo lugar la retirada táctica, utilizada por primera vez por los ingleses. Únicamente tres cronistas, los tres ingleses, relatan esta batalla, quizás por el poco interés que suscitó y porque estaba en juego una región que ya no interesaba.
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