Battle of Champtoceaux - Aftermath

Aftermath

In quick succession, John's allies and holdings in Brittany disappeared either through desertion or direct assault by the French army . During the winter, Charles captured all of Eastern and then in the spring most of Western Brittany, leaving only the tiny port of Brest in the hands of Joanna of Flanders and a few English adventurers led by Walter Manny. It was at Brest in the battle there in July 1342 that the promised English reinforcements finally arrived and the tide of war turned yet again and not for the last time. John de Montfort eventually escaped French custody in January 1345, dying a few months later. His infant son, raised in England, was still free and continued the war once he reached adulthood and would eventually defeat Charles at the battle of Auray in 1364, ending the war.