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Castle of Guînes in 2012
The siege of Guînes took place from May to July 1352 when a French army under Geoffrey de Charny unsuccessfully attempted to recapture the French castle (pictured) at Guînes which had been seized by the English the previous January. The siege was part of the Hundred Years' War and took place during the uneasy and ill-kept truce of Calais. The strongly fortified castle had been taken by the English during a period of nominal truce and the English king, Edward III, decided to keep it. Charny led 4,500 men and retook the town but was unable to either recapture or blockade the castle. After two months of fierce fighting, a large English night attack on the French camp inflicted a heavy defeat and the French withdrew. Guînes was incorporated into the Pale of Calais. The threat posed by this enclave caused the French to garrison 60 fortified positions around it, at ruinous expense. The castle was besieged by the French in 1436 and 1514, but was relieved each time, before falling to the French in 1558. (Full article...)
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The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar |
Nice work--seen your reverts quite a few times in the Huggle queue JustBerry (talk) 01:00, 16 December 2016 (UTC) |
You're almost making me mad...
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The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar |
...because you keep reverting the vandalism before I can. Literally seconds before I can. I'll click rollback because of vandalism and it'll say error because you already did it. Props to you! ɯɐɔ (talk) 05:41, 5 December 2016 (UTC) |
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The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar |
You keep beating me to fixing vandalism! Keep up the good work. mjwilson (Talk/Contrib) 18:48, 4 February 2009 (UTC) |
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The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar |
Keep up the great work! GlassCobra 20:13, 10 November 2008 (UTC) |
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar |
You have been consistent, cool, nice and friendly and you are true Wikipedian Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 19:41, 31 December 2008 (UTC) |
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