Battle of La Roche-Derrien
The Battle of La Roche-Derrien was one of the battles of the Breton War of Succession; it was fought on 20 June 1347 during the night between Anglo-Breton and Franco-Breton forces. Approximately 4,000–5,000 French, Breton and Genoese mercenaries (the largest field army ever assembled by Charles of Blois) laid siege to the town of La Roche-Derrien in the hope of luring Sir Thomas Dagworth, the commander of the only standing English field army in Brittany at the time, into an open pitched battle.
| Battle of La Roche-Derrien | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the Breton Succession | |||||||
Charles de Blois, Duke of Brittany, is taken prisoner after the battle of La Roche-Derrien | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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House of Montfort, Brittany Kingdom of England |
House of Blois, Brittany Kingdom of France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Thomas Dagworth | Charles of Blois (POW) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,000 | 4,000-5,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
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