siege, major, medieval
Battle of Caen
Battle of Caen was a siege conducted in June 1346 at Caen, in what is now France. It was part of the Hundred Years' War, which ran from 1337 to 1453. The recorded result: English victory. Recorded strength: 12,000 (not all engaged) against 1,500 soldiers.
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Record
| Date | June 1346 (month precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Caen, France 49.182N, 0.371W | |
| Part of | Hundred Years' War (1337 to 1453) | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
| Result | English victory | |
| Belligerents | Kingdom of England | Kingdom of France |
| Commanders | King Edward III; Edward the Black Prince | Raoul, Count of Eu |
| Strength | 12,000 (not all engaged) | 1,500 soldiers |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown, but light | 5,000 soldiers and civilians |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Caen 1417, same recorded site
- Siege of Caen 1450, same recorded site
- Battle for Caen 1944, 0.7 km
- Battle of Verrières Ridge 1944, 8.5 km
- Battle of Douvres Radar Station 1944, 12 km
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Aiguillon 1 April 1346
- After: Battle of Blanchetaque 24 August 1346
- All 95 engagements of Hundred Years' War
Elsewhere in 1346
- Battle of St Pol de Léon France
- Siege of Caffa Ukraine
Battle of Caen is one of 387 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 1,142 in present-day France.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2076444, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Caen (1346), revision 1377402667, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.