Siege of Falaise (1450)

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

Siege of Falaise
Part of the Hundred Years' War

Siege of Falaise, miniature from the Vigiles du roi Charles VII by Martial d'Auvergne, c. 1484
Date6 July – 21 July 1450
Location
Falaise, Normandy
Result French victory. Falaise surrenders
Belligerents
Kingdom of England Kingdom of France
Commanders and leaders
Osbert Mundeford  Surrendered
Andrew Trollope  Surrendered

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

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