Siege of Rouen (1418–1419)
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For the Sieges of Rouen see the French Wars of Religion, see Siege of Rouen (1562) and Siege of Rouen (1591).
The siege of Rouen (29 July 1418 – 19 January 1419)[5] was a major event in the Hundred Years' War, in which English forces loyal to Henry V captured Rouen, the capital of Normandy, from the Norman French.[6][7]
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Siege of Rouen | |||||||
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Part of The Hundred Years' War | |||||||
The siege depicted in a late 15th-century miniature | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kingdom of England | Kingdom of France ( Burgundian party)[1] | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
King Henry V Duke of Clarence Duke of Exeter Earl of Salisbury Earl of Huntingdon Sir John Cornwall[2] |
Guy Le Bouteiller Alain Blanchard | ||||||
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10,000 troops[3] | 4,000 troops[4] | ||||||
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Unknown troop casualties |
Unknown troop casualties 12,000 civilian casualties | ||||||
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