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Siege of Vannes

Siege of Vannes was a siege conducted in 1342 at Vannes, in what is now France; it ran into the following year. It was part of the War of the Breton Succession, which ran from 1341 to 1365. The recorded result: Intervention of Pope Clement VI; Truce of Malestroit; Presentation of the city to the papal legates.

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Prise de Vannes, enluminure du XVème ou XVIème siècle par Guillaume Fillastre
Prise de Vannes, enluminure du XVème ou XVIème siècle par Guillaume Fillastre. Guillaume Fillastre, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1342ran into the following year
WhereVannes, France47.655N, 2.762W
OutcomeIntervention of Pope Clement VI; Truce of Malestroit; Presentation of the city to the papal legates
BelligerentsParty of Montfort: 20px Bretons; 20px Kingdom of EnglandagainstParty of Blois: 20px Bretons; 20px Kingdom of France
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
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, 136413411364Siege of Vannes, 1342
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

Date1342 (year precision)
to 13 January 1343
PlaceVannes, France
47.655N, 2.762W
KindSiege, medieval
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
Siege of VannesSiege of VannesBattle of the Loc'h BridgeBattle of Elven TowerBattle of Grand ChampBattle of PlaudrenBattle of Saint-BilyBattle of the Loc'h BridgeBattle of PlaudrenRennesNantesBrestAngersSt.-Brieuc100 km47.655N, 2.762W
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Siege of Vannes 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 Q1194227, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Sieges of Vannes (1342), revision 1370746842, 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.