Siege of Caen (1450)

The siege of Caen took place in 1450 during the Hundred Years War when French forces laid siege to Caen in the English-controlled Normandy following their decisive victory at the Battle of Formigny.

Siege of Caen
Part of the Hundred Years' War
Siege of Caen, miniature from the Vigiles du roi Charles VII by Martial d'Auvergne, c. 1484
Date 5 June – 1 July 1450 Location Caen, Normandy Result French and Breton victory • Caen surrenders
Belligerents
Kingdom of England	Kingdom of France Duchy of Brittany
Commanders and leaders
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset	Arthur de Richemont

After Formigny, the remnants of the English Army under Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset withdrew to Caen, pursued by the much larger French army commanded by Arthur de Richemont. After three weeks of siege Somerset surrendered. English control of Normandy rapidly collapsed, ending with the loss of Cherbourg in August.

Bibliography

• Tony Jaques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A-E. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2007.