Battle of Brest
Appearance
Numerous actions have been termed the Battle of Brest, Brest being the name of two important fortress towns in France and Belarus, respectively, and a small town in Croatia.
Brest, Croatia
[edit]- The Battle of Brest (1592), part of the Hundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman War
- The Battle of Brest (1596), part of the Hundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman War and the Long War (1591–1606)
Brest, France
[edit]- The Battle of Brest (1342) - a naval battle off the port during the Hundred Years' War.
- The Siege of Brest (1386) - a siege of the Hundred Years' War.
- The Battle of Saint-Mathieu - a naval battle off the port during the War of the League of Cambrai in 1512, often called the battle of Brest.
- The Attack on Brest - a failed attack in 1694 by the English to destroy the harbor of Brest during the War of the Grand Alliance
- Various naval actions of the eighteenth century, including those sometimes termed the First, Second or Third Battles of Ushant are occasionally termed the battle of Brest.
- The Battle for Brest - A land battle between American and German forces over possession of the strategic port in 1944.
Brest, Belarus
[edit]- The Battle of Brest (1655) during the Russo-Polish War (1654–67)
- The Battle of Brest (1794), also known as the Battle of Terespol, during the Kosciuszko Uprising.
- The Battle of Brześć Litewski also called the Battle of Brest-Litovsk was an action between the Poles and the Germans in September 1939.
- The Battle of Brest (1941) or Defense of Brest Fortress took place on 22 June - 30 June 1941
- In July 1944 the town was taken by the Soviets during the Lublin–Brest Offensive.
Brest, Macedonia
[edit]- Brest attack - NLA attack on the Macedonian police in the village of Brest during the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia