What the records say
- When
- Aug 1203 – 13 Mar 1204
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 49.24° N, 1.40° E
- Description
- 1204 battle during the French invasion of Normandy
Siege of Château Gaillard
1204 battle during the French invasion of Normandy
The siege of Château Gaillard was a part of the campaign of King Philip II of France to conquer Normandy from King John of England. The French king besieged Château Gaillard, a Norman fortress, for six months. The Anglo-Normans were beaten in the battle and the consequence was the fall of Normandy.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Siege of Château Gaillard: French forces under Philip II begin the siege at Château Gaillard as part of a campaign to reconquer the continental properties of…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “prise de Château-Gaillard par Philippe Auguste et Mathieu II de Montmorency après six mois de siège”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Сентябрь 1203—6 марта 1204 — осада Шато-Гайяра”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page