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Siege of Château Gaillard
Siege of Château Gaillard was a siege conducted in August 1203 at Château Gaillard, in what is now France; it ran into the following year. It was part of the French invasion of Normandy, which ran from 1202 to 1204. The recorded result: French victory; Normandy is formally annexed to the crown lands of France. Recorded strength: 6,500–8,500 against Garrison: 100–200 Relieving force: 8,000–10,000.
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Where it sits in the French invasion of Normandy
Record
| Date | August 1203 (month precision) to 6 March 1204 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Château Gaillard, France 49.238N, 1.403E | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
| Strength | 6,500–8,500 | Garrison: 100–200 Relieving force: 8,000–10,000 |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | Unknown |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Brémule 1119, 12 km N
- Battle of Cocherel 1364, 20 km S
- Battle of Brécourt 1793, 21 km S
- Battle of Gisors 1198, 25 km E
- Siege of Rolleboise 1364, 28 km SE
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Mirebeau 1202
- After: Siege of Rouen April 1204
- All 3 engagements of French invasion of Normandy
Elsewhere in 1203
- Siege of Constantinople Turkey
- Capture of Kyiv Ukraine
Siege of Château Gaillard is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7509935, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Château Gaillard, revision 1381891802, 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.