Siege of Pouancé (1432)

Siege of Pouancé

Pouancé Castle (reproduction of an engraving of the 19th century)
Date6 January – 22 February 1432
Location47°44′29″N 1°10′30″W / 47.7414°N 1.175°W / 47.7414; -1.175
Result Peace agreement
Belligerents
Duchy of Brittany
Kingdom of England
Barony of Pouancé
Armagnac party
Commanders and leaders
Jean V of Brittany
Arthur de Richemont
Guy XIV of Laval
Alain IX de Rohan
Bertrand de Dinan
Thomas Scales
John Fastolf
Jean II of Alençon
Ambroise de Loré
Strength
6,000 men
7 artillery pieces
Very small number of soldiers

The siege of Pouancé (6 January – 22 February 1432) was undertaken by John V, Duke of Brittany, against his nephew John II, Duke of Alençon, as part of a conflict involving the payment of a dowry. It is at times referred to as the third siege of Pouancé, in succession to other sieges in 1066 and 1379.

Although the siege saw English and French forces fighting against each other, thus being able to set itself in the context of the Hundred Years' War, this conflict has its origins in a family dispute of financial nature.