Siege of Cherbourg (1450)

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.

Siege of Cherbourg
Part of the Hundred Years' War

Siege of Cherbourg, miniature from the Vigiles du roi Charles VII by Martial d'Auvergne, c. 1484
Date6 July – 12 August 1450
Location
Cherbourg, Normandy
Result French victory. Cherbourg surrenders
Belligerents
Kingdom of England Kingdom of France
Commanders and leaders
Thomas Gower  Surrendered Arthur de Richemont
Jean Bureau
Prigent de Coëtivy †

References
  • Nicolle, David. The Fall of English France 1449–53. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2012. ISBN 1849086176

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