Siege of Cherbourg (1450)
Siege of Cherbourg | |||||||
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Part of the Hundred Years' War | |||||||
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Kingdom of England | Kingdom of France | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Arthur de Richemont Jean Bureau Prigent de Coëtivy † |
The Siege of Cherbourg took place in 1450 during the Hundred Years War when French forces laid siege to Cherbourg in the English-controlled Duchy of Normandy following their decisive victory at the Battle of Formigny. With the fall of Cherbourg, English control of Normandy was removed.
References[]
- Nicolle, David. The Fall of English France 1449–53. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2012. ISBN 1849086176
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- 1450 in England
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