King Edward III of England led a campaign in the Duchy of Brittany in 1342 and 1343. England, at war with France since 1337 in the Hundred Years' War, had sided with John of Montfort's faction in the Breton Civil War soon after it broke out in 1341. An English fleet broke the blockade of Brest on 18 August, and on 30 September a numerically inferior English army inflicted a heavy defeat on the French at the battle of Morlaix. After logistical difficulties, Edward abandoned his siege train and landed in Brittany on 26 October after a storm-wracked three-week passage. The English then advanced on the major Breton town of Vannes. The French garrison repelled an immediate assault and the English began a siege. English raiding parties devastated large parts of eastern Brittany, but attempts to reinforce or supply Edward from England failed. Philip VI of France moved his court to Brittany and entered into negotiations with Edward; they rapidly agreed the Truce of Malestroit, which is widely seen as favouring the English. (Full article...).

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1915:

World War I: The first major attack of the German bombing campaign against Britain took place when Zeppelins bombed several towns in Norfolk. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_bombing_of_Britain,_1914%E2%80%931918

1972:

The French newspaper L'Aurore revealed that the former Nazi SS officer Klaus Barbie, the "Butcher of Lyon", had been found to be living in Peru. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Barbie

1975:

An earthquake registering 6.8 Ms struck northern Himachal Pradesh in India, causing extensive damage to the region. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Kinnaur_earthquake

2007:

A four-man team, using only skis and kites, completed a 1,093-mile (1,759 km) trek to reach the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility, the first people to get there since 1967, and the first to do so on foot. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pole_of_Inaccessibility_research_station

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