Battle of Brest (1342)
The battle of Brest, sometimes called the battle of the River Penfeld, was an action in 1342 between an English squadron of converted merchant ships and that of a mercenary galley force from Genoa fighting for the Franco-Breton faction of Charles of Blois during the Breton War of Succession, a side conflict of the Hundred Years War.
| Battle of Brest | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the Breton Succession | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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House of Montfort, Brittany Kingdom of England |
House of Blois, Brittany Republic of Genoa | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton | Carlo Grimaldi | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 260 small coastal vessels | 14 large galleys | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown, light | Eleven ships lost | ||||||
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