The Combat of the Thirty
Here is an interesting episode that occurred in March, 1351 during the Hundred Years War. It occurred during the Hundred Years War but was only really a peripheral part of it. The combat occurred between the French garrison of Josselin Castle and the English garrison of Ploërmel Castle Brittany, part of modern day France. It was instigated because the English were not abiding by the terms a truce that had been made locally. The challenge to combat was issued by the French commander Jean de Beaumanoir to Robert Bramborough. On 26 or 27 March, 1351 the challengers met each other midway between the two castles with 29 retainers … More after the Jump…