In 1346 he led a small English force in Brittany in support of John de Montfort's claim on the dukedom. De Montfort was backed by the English throne, whereas his rival, Charles of Blois was backed by the French. On 9 June, Dagworth's force was attacked by Charles' much larger army at Saint-Pol-de-Léon. Though almost surrounded, the longbowmen won the day for the Anglo-Breton Forces.
Sir Nicholas Dagworth of Blickling, Norfolk (died 1402) who played a considerable role in the government of Ireland in the late 1370s, was probably his nephew, the son of his brother Nicholas.
thomas, dagworth, 1276, july, 1350, english, knight, soldier, joint, english, breton, armies, brittany, during, hundred, years, english, knightblason, born1276essex, englanddied1350brittanynationalityenglishspouse, eleanor, bohun, contents, hundred, years, bre. Sir Thomas Dagworth 1276 20 July 1350 was an English knight and soldier who led the joint English Breton armies in Brittany during the Hundred Years War Sir Thomas DagworthEnglish KnightBlason of Sir Thomas DagworthBorn1276Essex EnglandDied1350BrittanyNationalityEnglishSpouse s Eleanor de Bohun Contents 1 Hundred Years War 1 1 Breton War of Succession 1 2 Marriage and issue 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHundred Years War editBreton War of Succession edit In 1346 he led a small English force in Brittany in support of John de Montfort s claim on the dukedom De Montfort was backed by the English throne whereas his rival Charles of Blois was backed by the French On 9 June Dagworth s force was attacked by Charles much larger army at Saint Pol de Leon Though almost surrounded the longbowmen won the day for the Anglo Breton Forces The next year on 20 June he claimed an even more famous victory at the Battle of La Roche Derrien where he captured Charles of Blois 1 He was summoned to the Parliament of England in 1347 as Baron Dagworth He was killed in an ambush on 20 July 1350 near Auray a few miles west of Vannes by a Franco Breton force under Raoul de Caours 2 Marriage and issue edit Sir Thomas came from Bradwell Juxta Coggeshall in Essex In 1343 he had married Eleanor de Bohun Countess of Ormonde the daughter of Humphrey de Bohun 4th Earl of Hereford and Elizabeth Plantagenet King Edward II s sister They had a daughter Eleanor who married Walter Fitzwalter 3rd Baron Fitzwalter Sir Nicholas Dagworth of Blickling Norfolk died 1402 who played a considerable role in the government of Ireland in the late 1370s was probably his nephew the son of his brother Nicholas See also editWalter Bentley died 1359 Raoul de CaoursReferences edit Michael Jones Creation of Brittany A Late Medieval State The Hambledon Press 1988 265 The Chronicle of Geoffrey Le Baker of Swinbrook transl David Preest ed Richard W Barber The Boydell Press 2012 88 89 External links editTurnbull Stephen The Book of the Medieval Knight London Arms and Armour Press 1985 ISBN 0 85368 715 3 thepeerage com Retrieved 22 March 2008 A History of Dagworth including the de Dagworth family tree nbsp This English biographical article related to the military is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Dagworth amp oldid 1154137736, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
