Featured Article Quiz #223
Siege of Brest (1342)
#1 The siege of Brest in 1342 took place during which larger conflict?
The Breton Civil War
The Spanish Reconquista
The Third Crusade
#2 Who led the Montfort faction in western Brittany and appealed for help to Edward III?
Joanna of Flanders
Philip VI of France
Charles of Blois
#3 How did the English plan to build warships for the expedition according to the text?
By converting merchant cogs into warships with added protective fighting platforms
By using purpose-built galleys designed specifically for oar-based naval battles
By relying on Genoese galleys because the English had no ships at all