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Battle of Auray

Battle of Auray was a battle fought on 29 September 1364 at Auray, 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: 6,000 men against 4,000 men.

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Chroniques
Chroniques. Loyset Liédet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought29 September 1364
WhereAuray, France47.669N, 2.981W
OutcomeAnglo-Breton victory
BelligerentsHouse of Montfort, Brittany; Kingdom of EnglandagainstHouse of Blois, Brittany; Kingdom of France
Casualties and lossesUnknown but comparatively lighterand1,000+
Part ofWar of the Breton Succession1341 to 1365

Where it sits in the War of the Breton Succession

Battle of Champtoceaux, 1341Siege of Vannes, 1342Battle of Quimperlé, 1342Siege of Hennebont, 1342Battle of Deez Nutz, 1342Battle of Morlaix, 1342Battle of Cadoret, 1345Battle of St Pol de Léon, 1346Battle of La Roche-Derrien, 1347Combat of the Thirty, 1351Battle of Mauron, 1352Battle of Montmuran, 1354Siege of Rennes, 1356Battle of Auray, 136413411364Battle of Auray, 1364
14 placed engagements of the War of the Breton Succession in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date29 September 1364
PlaceAuray, France
47.669N, 2.981W
KindBattle, medieval
Strength6,000 men4,000 men
Casualties and lossesUnknown but comparatively lighter1,000+
Commanders
  • John IV of Brittany
  • John Chandos
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Auray
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Auray today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2023-10-08. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2023.

The recorded site stands at about 22 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from -1 to 84 m, 85 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 37% tree cover, 22% grassland, 17% cropland.

tree cover: 37%grassland: 22%cropland: 17%built-up: 15%water: 5%wetland: 4%tree cover 37%grassland 22%cropland 17%built-up 15%water 5%
west to east, 10.0 km0 to 52 mnorth to south, 10.0 km0 to 66 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1364 and 1815.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1364

Battle of Auray is one of 600 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 1,495 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1062615, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Auray, revision 1372246845, 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.