siege, medieval
Siege of Chartres
Siege of Chartres was a siege conducted on 20 July AD 911 at Chartres, in what is now France. It was part of viking expansion. Recorded strength: 8,000 against 20,000.
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Record
| Date | 20 July AD 911 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Chartres, France 48.447N, 1.488E | |
| Part of | viking expansion | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
| Result | West Frankish victory; Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte; Rollo is granted lands in northern France in exchange of an oath of fealty, religious conversion and a pledge to defend the Seine's estuary from Viking raiders | |
| Territorial change | The County of Rouen is established | |
| Belligerents | West Franks | Vikings |
| Commanders | Robert I of France; Richard, Duke of Burgundy; Bishop Gantelme; Ebles, Count of Poitiers; Manassès, Count of Dijon | Rollo |
| Strength | 8,000 | 20,000 |
| Casualties and losses | Light | At least 1,600 killed in the fighting with Robert's heavy cavalry; Unknown wounded; Most of the army captured |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Chartres 1568, same recorded site
- Siege of Chartres 1591, 1.1 km
- Siege of Thimert 1058, 22 km
- Battle of Chateauneuf-en-Thimerais 1870, 24 km
- Battle of Dreux 1562, 26 km
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Paris 25 November AD 885
- All 4 engagements of viking expansion
Siege of Chartres is one of 83 engagements of the 10th century in the atlas and one of 1,142 in present-day France.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7509925, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Chartres (911), revision 1370740170, 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.