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Battle of Auray - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Adrianople, Aegospotami, Agincourt, Antietam, Anzio, Ardennes, Austerlitz, Ayacucho, Balaclava, Bannockburn, Blenheim, Boyne, Cannae, Caporetto, Chancellorsville, Crecy, Dunkirk, Flodden

The Battle of Auray took place on September 29, 1364 at the French town of Auray. This battle was the decisive confront of the Breton War of Succession, a part of the Hundred Years' War.

In the battle, which began as a siege, duke John V of Brittany helped by English forces commanded by Sir John Chandos, defeated his rival Charles of Blois, seconded by the French.

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