Battle of Mauron

Battle of Mauron
	Part of the Breton War of Succession
Date	14 August 1352
Location	Mauron, Brittany (Present-day France)
Result	Anglo-Breton victory
Belligerents
House of Montfort, Brittany ; Kingdom of England	House of Blois, Brittany ; Kingdom of France
Commanders and leaders
Sir Walter Bentley; Tanguy I du Chastel;	Guy II de Nesle †; Jean de Beaumanoir; Alain de Tinténiac †; Jean de Rieux; Alain VII de Rohan;
Strength
2,000	5,000
Casualties and losses
600–700 killed	800–900 killed

The Battle of Mauron was fought in 1352 in Brittany during the Breton War of Succession between an Anglo-Breton force supporting the claim of Jean de Montfort and a Franco-Breton force supporting the claim of Charles de Blois. The Anglo-Bretons were victorious. The battle took place in the context of the Hundred Years War.

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