Siege of Cherbourg (1450)
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| Siege of Cherbourg | |||||||
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| Part of the Hundred Years' War | |||||||
| File:Vigiles de Charles VII, fol. 205, Siège de Cherbourg (1450).jpg Siege of Cherbourg, miniature from the Vigiles du roi Charles VII by Martial d'Auvergne, c. 1484 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| File:Royal Arms of England (1470-1471).svg Kingdom of England | File:Arms of France (France Moderne).svg Kingdom of France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Thomas Gower Surrendered |
File:Arms of Arthur de Richemont.svg Arthur de Richemont File:Blason JeanBureau.svg Jean Bureau File:Blason Famille de Coëtivi.svg Prigent de Coëtivy † | ||||||
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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
