Siege of Caen
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The siege of Caen took place during the Hundred Years War when English forces under King Henry V laid siege to and captured Caen in Normandy from its French defenders.
1417-08-27—1417-09-28
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Anglo-French War of 1213–14 1213—1214
war,Attack on Panzer Group West's headquarters at La Caine 1944
airstrike,Battle for Caen 1944
Allies of World War II, Canada, Nazi Germany, United Kingdom, battle,Battle for Hill 140 1944
battle,Battle of Caen 1346
battle, siege,Battle of Douvres Radar Station 1944
United Kingdom, battle,Battle of Le Mesnil-Patry 1944
battle,Battle of Merville Gun Battery 1944
United Kingdom, battle,Battle of Val-ès-Dunes 1047
battle,Battle of Varaville 1057
battle,Battle of Verrières Ridge 1944
battle,Battle of Villers-Bocage 1944
United Kingdom, battle,Bombing of Caen 1944
Allies of World War II, airstrike,Bombing of Normandy 1944
airstrike,Crécy campaign 1346
Kingdom of England, Kingdom of France, military campaign,French invasion of Normandy 1202—1204
1st Earl of Pembroke, Arthur I, Duchy of Brittany, House of Lusignan, Hugh X of Lusignan, John, King of England, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of France, Philip II of France, William Marshal, William des Roches, war,Invasion of Normandy 1944
Canada, United Kingdom, United States, military campaign,Normandy landings 1944
Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovak government-in-exile, Denmark, Free France, Greece, Nazi Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, United Kingdom, United States, amphibious warfare, battle,Operation Tonga 1944
United Kingdom, battle, military operation,Planned French Invasion of Britain 1759
invasion,Planned French Invasion of Britain 1744
invasion,Second Battle of the Odon 1944
United Kingdom, battle,Siege of Caen 1450
siege,Unknown 1793
rebellion,Unknown 1417
Kingdom of England, Kingdom of France, battle, siege,
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1417-08-27—1417-09-28 Siege of Caen
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1417 Siege of Caen
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Type | Date | Description | Notes | Source | Subtype |
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event | 1798 | Action of 30 May 1798 | France, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
event | 1213 | Anglo-French War of 1213–14 | war, | Wikidata | war |
event | 1944 | Attack on Panzer Group West's headquarters at La Caine | airstrike, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
event | 1944 | Battle for Caen | Allies of World War II, Canada, Nazi Germany, United Kingdom, battle, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
event | 1944 | Battle for Hill 140 | battle, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
event | 1346 | Battle of Caen | battle, siege, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
event | 1944 | Battle of Douvres Radar Station | United Kingdom, battle, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
event | 1944 | Battle of Le Mesnil-Patry | battle, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
event | 1944 | Battle of Merville Gun Battery | United Kingdom, battle, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
event | 1047 | Battle of Val-ès-Dunes | battle, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
event | 1057 | Battle of Varaville | battle, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
event | 1944 | Battle of Verrières Ridge | battle, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
event | 1944 | Battle of Villers-Bocage | United Kingdom, battle, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
event | 1944 | Bombing of Caen | Allies of World War II, airstrike, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
event | 1944 | Bombing of Normandy | airstrike, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
event | 1346 | Crécy campaign | Kingdom of England, Kingdom of France, military campaign, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
event | 1202 | French invasion of Normandy | 1st Earl of Pembroke, Arthur I, Duchy of Brittany, House of Lusignan, Hugh X of Lusignan, John, King of England, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of France, Philip II of France, William Marshal, William des Roches, war, | Wikidata | war |
event | 1944 | Invasion of Normandy | Canada, United Kingdom, United States, military campaign, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
event | 1944 | Normandy landings | Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovak government-in-exile, Denmark, Free France, Greece, Nazi Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, United Kingdom, United States, amphibious warfare, battle, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
event | 1944 | Operation Tonga | United Kingdom, battle, military operation, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
event | 1759 | Planned French Invasion of Britain | invasion, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
event | 1744 | Planned French Invasion of Britain | invasion, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
event | 1944 | Second Battle of the Odon | United Kingdom, battle, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
event | 1417 | Siege of Caen | battle, siege, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
event | 1450 | Siege of Caen | siege, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
event | 1793 | Unknown | rebellion, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
event | 1417 | Unknown | Kingdom of England, Kingdom of France, battle, siege, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
object | Greif | Type 23 torpedo boat, torpedo boat, | Wikidata | naval vessel | |
object | 1918 | HMS Dragon | Danae-class light cruiser, light cruiser, shipwreck, | Wikidata | naval vessel |
object | HMS Lawford | Captain-class frigate, Evarts-class destroyer escort, destroyer escort, shipwreck, | Wikidata | naval vessel | |
object | 1943 | HMS Pylades | Auk-class minesweeper, minesweeper, | Wikidata | naval vessel |
site | D-Day Museum | military museum, | Wikidata | museum | |
site | Juno Beach Centre | military museum, | Wikidata | museum | |
site | Merville Gun Battery | bunker, | Wikidata | bunker | |
site | Musée-Mémorial de la Bataille de Normandie | military cemetery, military museum, | Wikidata | museum | |
commons | 1858 | Plan caen 1417 | Commons | image |
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