What the records say
- When
- 22 Aug 851
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 47.72° N, 1.73° W
- Description
- 851 battle between the Duchy of Brittany and West Francia
Battle of Jengland
Battle between the Duchy of Brittany and West Francia (851 CE)
The Battle of Jengland took place on 22 August 851, between the West Frankish army of Charles the Bald and the Breton army of Erispoe, Duke of Brittany. The Bretons were victorious, leading to the signing of the Treaty of Angers in September 851 and the recognition of Erispoe as the legitimate ruler of the Bretons under Charles.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Jengland: Duke Erispoe takes command of the Breton forces after his father Nominoe, king of Brittany, dies”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “сражение при Женглане, в котором войско герцога Бретани Эриспоэ разгромило войско короля Западно-Франкского государства Карла II Лысого”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page