Siege na Hennebont

**Kawancen Hennebont** ya faru ne tsakanin ƙarshen watan Mayu zuwa ƙarshen watan Yuni na 1342 lokacin da sojojin Charles na Blois suka yi wa tashar jiragen ruwa mai ƙarfi ta Hennebont kawanya, wadda Joanna ta Montfort ta jagoranta, kawanya.  Rikicin wani ɓangare ne na Yaƙin Basasa na Breton, takaddama tsakanin masu da'awar Duchy na Brittany guda biyu wanda ya ɓarke a shekarar da ta gabata. Wani abin da ya ƙara ta'azzara shi ne Yaƙin Shekaru Dari da ya gabata tsakanin Faransa da Ingila . Philip na VI na Faransa yana goyon bayan Charles na Blois, ɗan uwansa; Edward na Uku na Ingila ya yi alƙawarin taimakon soja ga Joanna, matar mai da'awar abokin hamayya, John na Montfort . An yi yarjejeniyar tsagaita wuta tsakanin Faransa da Ingila lokacin da kawan ya fara amma ya ƙare a watan Yuni.

Sojojin Faransa na Charles sun mamaye gabashin Brittany suka kama John na Montfort. Joanna ta ɗauki nauyin lamarin ta kuma tattara albarkatunta a Hennebont. A ƙarshen watan Mayu na 1342, Charles ya ƙaura zuwa garin. Da isowar wani ɓangare na sojojinsa, sai suka yi karo da umarni suka kai hari kan wasu daga cikin masu tsaron garin da aka kafa a wajen ƙofar garin. An ja ƙarin sojoji zuwa wannan yaƙin kafin a tura Faransawa a cikin wani koma-baya cikin rashin tsari. 'Yan Montfort sun bi su, suka kashe mutane da yawa kuma suka ƙone sansanin Faransa. Bayan kwana biyu, Faransawa sun kai jerin hare-hare mafi kyau, amma duk an kore su. Babban rundunar Faransa ta ci gaba, inda ta bar wani rukuni don ƙoƙarin sa garin ya miƙa wuya. A ƙarshen watan Yuni, bayan da ƙaramin rundunar Ingila ta ƙarfafa garin ta teku, wannan ma ya tafi. A watan Yuli, an ƙarfafa Charles sosai kuma an dawo da shi; 'yan Montfort sun yi watsi da Hennebont suka sake ƙaura zuwa yamma, suna fatan samun ƙarin sojojin Ingila.

## Bayani
Brittany lardin Faransa ne. Duk da cewa sarakunan Brittany ' yan amshin shata ne na sarakunan Faransa, amma sun mallaki masarautar a matsayin sarakuna masu zaman kansu sai dai masu zaman kansu.    Duk da haka, lokacin da Yaƙin Shekaru Ɗari ya ɓarke a shekara ta 1337 tsakanin Faransa da Ingila, Duke na Brittany, John III, ya yi yaƙi tare da ubangijinsa mai mulkin kama-karya Sarkin Faransa, Philip VI . John ya mutu a ranar 30 ga Afrilu 1341, inda ya bar gadon sarauta mai cike da ce-ce-ku-ce: 'yar uwarsa, Joan ta Penthièvre, da ƙanensa, John na Montfort, sun yi iƙirarin cewa shi ne sarki; Joan ta auri Charles na Blois, wani fitaccen ɗan Faransa mai alaƙa da sojoji wanda shi ma ɗan'uwan Sarkin Faransa ne.    John yana da ƙaƙƙarfan da'awar shari'a amma masu mulki da malaman addini ba su san komai game da shi ba kuma galibi sun fi son Charles. Tallafin John ya fito ne daga ƙananan matakan al'umma a karkara, da kuma 'yan kasuwa a garuruwa.   

Tun daga farkon watan Yunin 1341, John ya kwace mafi yawan wurare masu katanga a Brittany, kuma a tsakiyar watan Agusta ya yi duk abin da ya dace da masarautar. Da farko Philip ya yi watsi da lamarin, amma, yana zargin cewa John yana tattaunawa da Turawan Ingila, Charles ya ayyana magajin da ya dace a ranar 7 ga Satumba. Sarkin Faransa ya ji daɗin ra'ayin cewa sabon duke yana da alaƙa da shi domin zai ƙara ƙarfafa lardin da ke da 'yancin cin gashin kansa a ƙarƙashin ikon sarauta. Ya yarda ya ba da isassun kayan aikin soja don cimma wannan kuma ya aika da sojoji, waɗanda babban ɗansa, John, Duke na Normandy, ya jagoranta, don tallafawa Charles. Wannan ya haifar da barkewar Yaƙin Basasa na Breton .   

## Siege
A ranar 15 ga Afrilu, Charles ya ƙaura zuwa Rennes. Jama'a sun kama kwamandan da Joanna ta bari a matsayin mai kula da shi suka miƙa wuya ga sojojin Faransa. Bayan ɗan lokaci kaɗan, wani ƙaramin rundunar Ingila mai mayaka 234 ƙarƙashin Sir Walter Mauny ya isa Brest a yammacin Brittany. An tura su gaban babban rundunar Ingila don su yi garkuwa da manyan tashoshin jiragen ruwa na Breton; Mauny wataƙila yana ƙarƙashin umarnin kada ya kai hari ga sojojin Faransa har sai bayan yarjejeniyar tsagaita wuta ta ƙare. [1] Edward ya yi niyyar sauka a Brittany da kansa a watan Yuni da ƙarfi mai yawa, amma ya sami matsala sosai wajen haɗa jiragen ruwa. [1] [lower-alpha 1] Rundunar Mauny ta yi faɗa a yamma ba tare da wani tasiri ba, yayin da Charles ya ware rundunar don kewaye Vannes ya kuma yi wa sauran rundunarsa tattaki zuwa Hennebont. [1]

Garin ya ƙunshi babban sansanin sojoji kuma ƙarfin hali ya yi yawa. Sojojin Faransa sun isa a ƙarshen watan Mayu. Wasu daga cikin sojojin haya na Spain da Italiya sun matsa gaba ba tare da umarni ba kuma suka yi amfani da ƙungiyar masu kare kansu da aka kafa a gaban ƙofofin garin. Mutanen Charles sun sami mafi munin wannan yaƙin amma ba su iya ja da baya ba; an tilasta masa ya tura ƙarin maza a ƙananan ƙungiyoyi yayin da suka sami damar yin ƙoƙarin korar Montfortists na ɗan lokaci da kuma barin sojojinsa masu gaggawa su ja da baya. Montfortists sun kuma ciyar da ƙarin sojoji a yaƙin ta ƙofar kuma yunƙurin Charles na sauƙaƙe ja da baya ya gaza; an mayar da dukkan harin cikin rudani tare da kashe mutane da yawa. Montfortists sun bi Faransawa suka ƙone yawancin sansaninsu da aka kafa kwanan nan.  A cewar wani labari na zamani Joanna ta yi tafiya a cikin unguwannin bayan gari sanye da cikakken sulke tana ƙarfafa sojojin yaƙi.  Daga baya aka ba ta kyautar "Flame of Brittany". 

Washegari Charles ya binciki tsaron garin kuma a rana ta biyu bayan ya isa, ya yi ta ba da umarnin kai hari a kan garin; duk sun sha kashi da asara.  A farkon watan Yuni, Faransawa suka yi ta kai hari a kai a kai akai-akai, da fatan cewa yunwa za ta tilasta wa garin mika wuya. Charles ya tura babban rundunarsa zuwa Auray, inda ya bar ƙaramin rundunar sojojin haya, galibi 'yan Spain, da kuma wasu injunan kamewa don ci gaba da kamewa a Hennebont a ƙarƙashin jagorancin Louis na Spain, wani ɗan ƙasar Spain da ya taɓa zama Admiral na Faransa .  Charles ya yi alƙawarin afuwa da ƙarfafa kuɗi a yunƙurin dawo da Montfort zuwa Faransa. Wasu sun yi sha'awar neman wa'adin da za su iya,  amma yawancin majalisar Joanna sun yi tsayin daka. Cin amanar da Philip ya yi wa John na Montfort da Duke John ya yi ya haifar da rashin amincewa da irin waɗannan alkawuran. A wani lokaci a watan Yuni, Mauny ya ɗauki rundunarsa zuwa bakin teku don sake wadata da ƙarfafa Hennebont. A ƙarshen watan Yuni, mahara sun fasa injinansu suka tafi. Charles shi ma ya ja da baya daga harin da ya kai wa Auray.  

## Manazarta