37:
168:
682:
833:. He died next to his father, who witnessed his son’s head being blown off by a gun-stone. The English also began to fall sick rather early into the siege, and it is estimated that one sixteenth of the besiegers died from dysentery and smallpox while thousands died thanks to the courageous defense of the men-at-arms inside the city.
667:
before marching on Orléans. He did not have sufficient supplies to besiege such a large and well-defended city, so after three days he went north to capture
Villeneuve-le-Roy. This accomplished, Henry marched on Meaux with an army of more than 20,000 men.
778:
The town's defense was led by the
Bastard of Vaurus, by all accounts cruel and evil, but a brave commander all the same. The siege commenced on 6 October 1421, mining and bombardment soon brought down the walls.
847:
On 9 May 1422, the town of Meaux surrendered, although the garrison held out. Under continued bombardment, the garrison gave in as well on 10 May, following a siege of seven months. The
596:
223:
836:
As the siege continued, Henry himself grew sick, although he refused to leave until the siege was finished. Good news reached him from
England that on 6 December,
601:
330:
848:
216:
1073:
794:
and Hugues de Lannoy, master of archers, accompanied by an Anglo-Burgundian army attacked, in late March 1422 and conquered several places in
1068:
1028:
786:, recently released from an English prison, came there to swear allegiance to the King of England and serve with his Breton troops. Duke
209:
323:
635:. Henry became ill while pressing this long siege, which took place during the winter months, and died on 31 August as a result.
1008:
746:
814:
718:
342:
316:
297:
282:
272:
247:
252:
485:
1063:
554:
725:
975:
852:
765:
292:
94:
830:
586:
699:
644:
732:
703:
381:
36:
783:
714:
386:
308:
257:
643:
Henry had returned from
England in June 1421 with 4,000 troops, and he set off immediately to relieve the
1058:
512:
413:
1053:
1048:
803:
517:
465:
574:
460:
148:
1043:
1038:
1033:
611:
791:
692:
569:
787:
522:
445:
277:
967:
960:
490:
628:
591:
480:
450:
267:
233:
42:
28:
739:
495:
937:
564:
376:
287:
8:
941:
837:
822:
606:
423:
366:
262:
440:
997:
944:
of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.352 "Sir John
Fortescue, Captain of Meaux in
632:
627:
was fought from
October 1421 to May 1422 between the English and the French during the
559:
507:
428:
418:
160:
143:
829:. Also killed in the siege was 17-year-old John Cornwall, only son of famous nobleman
398:
1004:
971:
818:
532:
455:
408:
371:
361:
871:, where he arrived on 10 August. Henry V died at Vincennes 31 August 1422, aged 35.
659:. The king besieged and captured Dreux quite easily, and then went south, capturing
806:
and Jean d'Harcourt while in
Champagne, Count Vaudemont was defeated in battle by
87:
898:
Histoire de
Charles VII, tome 1, Année 1403-1422 de Gaston du Fresne de Beaucourt
864:
542:
537:
470:
841:
527:
475:
863:
By this time, Henry was quite ill. Shortly after the siege, while en route to
790:
was also there, but many of his men were fighting in other areas: In
Picardy,
201:
1022:
933:
167:
109:
96:
908:
851:
was decapitated, as was a trumpeter named Orace, who had once mocked Henry.
338:
706: in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
999:
Conquest : the
English kingdom of France in the Hundred Years War
660:
868:
826:
664:
681:
795:
945:
807:
940:, (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the
782:
Many allies of King Henry were there to help him in the siege.
656:
799:
652:
648:
83:
867:, he found himself unable to ride, and had to be carried to
813:
Casualties began to mount in the English army, including
651:. The capital was threatened by French forces, based at
855:
was then installed as English captain of Meaux Castle.
61:
6 October 1421 – 10 May 1422
880:
996:
959:
802:despite the efforts of troops of Joachim Rouhault
1020:
231:
324:
217:
331:
317:
224:
210:
766:Learn how and when to remove this message
16:1421–1422 siege in the Hundred Years' War
932:As the 1638 Fortescue mural monument in
1021:
994:
957:
886:
312:
205:
966:. New York: Penguin Books. pp.
815:John Clifford, 7th Baron de Clifford
704:adding citations to reliable sources
675:
253:Second War of Scottish Independence
13:
14:
1085:
1069:Military history of ĂŽle-de-France
1029:Sieges of the Hundred Years' War
840:had borne him a son and heir at
831:John Cornwall, 1st Baron Fanhope
825:, and received the surrender of
680:
166:
35:
987:
691:needs additional citations for
631:. The English were led by King
74:(7 months and 4 days)
951:
926:
901:
892:
555:Normandy campaign of 1449–1450
1:
1074:Hundred Years' War, 1415–1453
638:
344:Lancastrian phase (1415–1453)
874:
858:
784:Arthur III, Duke of Brittany
587:Gascon campaign of 1450–1453
293:Armagnac–Burgundian conflict
258:War of the Breton Succession
7:
995:Barker, Juliet R V (2010).
10:
1090:
804:Jean Poton de Xaintrailles
1064:History of Seine-et-Marne
352:
243:
187:
174:
154:
137:
53:
34:
26:
21:
958:Seward, Desmond (1978).
936:Church, Devon, relates.
671:
486:Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier
165:Bastard of Vaurus
788:Philip III of Burgundy
155:Commanders and leaders
47:Vigiles de Charles VII
962:The Hundred Years War
268:War of the Two Peters
188:Casualties and losses
942:Heralds' Visitations
938:Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L.
817:who had been at the
700:improve this article
180:more than 24,000 men
823:Battle of Agincourt
278:Despenser's Crusade
263:Castilian Civil War
193:more than 6,000 men
106: /
1059:Henry V of England
1003:. London: Abacus.
792:Jean de Luxembourg
629:Hundred Years' War
340:Hundred Years' War
235:Hundred Years' War
161:Henry V of England
110:48.9603°N 2.8883°E
43:Martial d'Auvergne
41:Illustration from
29:Hundred Years' War
1054:Conflicts in 1422
1049:Conflicts in 1421
1010:978-0-349-12202-1
913:Tudorplace.com.ar
849:Bastard of Vaurus
819:siege of Harfleur
776:
775:
768:
750:
620:
619:
306:
305:
298:Lancastrian phase
288:Glyndŵr rebellion
200:
199:
133:
132:
1081:
1014:
1002:
982:
981:
965:
955:
949:
930:
924:
923:
921:
919:
905:
899:
896:
890:
884:
771:
764:
760:
757:
751:
749:
715:"Siege of Meaux"
708:
684:
676:
347:
345:
333:
326:
319:
310:
309:
283:1383–1385 Crisis
238:
236:
226:
219:
212:
203:
202:
170:
121:
120:
118:
117:
116:
111:
107:
104:
103:
102:
99:
72:
70:
66:
55:
54:
39:
19:
18:
1089:
1088:
1084:
1083:
1082:
1080:
1079:
1078:
1044:1420s in France
1039:1422 in England
1034:1421 in England
1019:
1018:
1017:
1011:
990:
985:
978:
956:
952:
931:
927:
917:
915:
907:
906:
902:
897:
893:
885:
881:
877:
865:Cosne-sur-Loire
861:
838:Queen Catherine
772:
761:
755:
752:
709:
707:
697:
685:
674:
641:
621:
616:
461:Meung-sur-Loire
387:2nd La Rochelle
348:
343:
341:
339:
337:
307:
302:
248:Edwardian phase
239:
234:
232:
230:
129:English victory
115:48.9603; 2.8883
114:
112:
108:
105:
100:
97:
95:
93:
92:
91:
73:
68:
64:
62:
40:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1087:
1077:
1076:
1071:
1066:
1061:
1056:
1051:
1046:
1041:
1036:
1031:
1016:
1015:
1009:
991:
989:
986:
984:
983:
976:
950:
925:
900:
891:
878:
876:
873:
860:
857:
853:John Fortescue
774:
773:
688:
686:
679:
673:
670:
645:Duke of Exeter
640:
637:
625:siege of Meaux
618:
617:
615:
614:
609:
604:
599:
594:
589:
583:
582:
578:
577:
572:
567:
562:
557:
551:
550:
546:
545:
540:
535:
530:
525:
520:
515:
510:
504:
503:
499:
498:
493:
488:
483:
478:
473:
468:
463:
458:
453:
448:
443:
437:
436:
432:
431:
426:
421:
416:
414:La Brossinière
411:
406:
401:
395:
394:
390:
389:
384:
379:
374:
369:
364:
358:
357:
353:
350:
349:
336:
335:
328:
321:
313:
304:
303:
301:
300:
295:
290:
285:
280:
275:
273:Caroline phase
270:
265:
260:
255:
250:
244:
241:
240:
229:
228:
221:
214:
206:
198:
197:
194:
190:
189:
185:
184:
181:
177:
176:
172:
171:
163:
157:
156:
152:
151:
146:
140:
139:
135:
134:
131:
130:
127:
123:
122:
82:
80:
76:
75:
59:
51:
50:
32:
31:
24:
23:
22:Siege of Meaux
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1086:
1075:
1072:
1070:
1067:
1065:
1062:
1060:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1045:
1042:
1040:
1037:
1035:
1032:
1030:
1027:
1026:
1024:
1012:
1006:
1001:
1000:
993:
992:
979:
977:0-689-10919-9
973:
969:
964:
963:
954:
947:
943:
939:
935:
934:Weare Giffard
929:
914:
910:
904:
895:
889:, p. 41.
888:
883:
879:
872:
870:
866:
856:
854:
850:
845:
843:
839:
834:
832:
828:
824:
820:
816:
811:
809:
805:
801:
797:
793:
789:
785:
780:
770:
767:
759:
748:
745:
741:
738:
734:
731:
727:
724:
720:
717: –
716:
712:
711:Find sources:
705:
701:
695:
694:
689:This section
687:
683:
678:
677:
669:
666:
662:
658:
655:, Meaux, and
654:
650:
646:
636:
634:
630:
626:
613:
610:
608:
605:
603:
600:
598:
595:
593:
590:
588:
585:
584:
580:
579:
576:
573:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
558:
556:
553:
552:
548:
547:
544:
541:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
526:
524:
521:
519:
516:
514:
511:
509:
506:
505:
501:
500:
497:
494:
492:
489:
487:
484:
482:
479:
477:
474:
472:
469:
467:
464:
462:
459:
457:
454:
452:
449:
447:
444:
442:
439:
438:
434:
433:
430:
427:
425:
422:
420:
417:
415:
412:
410:
407:
405:
402:
400:
397:
396:
392:
391:
388:
385:
383:
380:
378:
375:
373:
370:
368:
365:
363:
360:
359:
355:
354:
351:
346:
334:
329:
327:
322:
320:
315:
314:
311:
299:
296:
294:
291:
289:
286:
284:
281:
279:
276:
274:
271:
269:
266:
264:
261:
259:
256:
254:
251:
249:
246:
245:
242:
237:
227:
222:
220:
215:
213:
208:
207:
204:
195:
192:
191:
186:
182:
179:
178:
173:
169:
164:
162:
159:
158:
153:
150:
147:
145:
142:
141:
136:
128:
125:
124:
119:
89:
88:ĂŽle-de-France
85:
81:
78:
77:
60:
57:
56:
52:
48:
44:
38:
33:
30:
25:
20:
998:
988:Bibliography
961:
953:
928:
916:. Retrieved
912:
903:
894:
882:
862:
846:
835:
812:
781:
777:
762:
756:January 2023
753:
743:
736:
729:
722:
710:
698:Please help
693:verification
690:
642:
624:
622:
612:2nd Bordeaux
597:1st Bordeaux
403:
138:Belligerents
46:
27:Part of the
887:Barker 2010
592:Blanquefort
113: /
49:, 1484–1485
1023:Categories
909:"CLIFFORD"
726:newspapers
639:Background
491:La Charité
98:48°57′37″N
69:1422-05-10
65:1421-10-06
918:1 October
875:Citations
869:Vincennes
859:Aftermath
827:Cherbourg
665:Beaugency
607:Castillon
602:Martignas
581:1450–1453
575:Cherbourg
549:1449–1450
513:St. Denis
502:1435–1444
496:Compiègne
466:Beaugency
435:1428–1430
429:Montargis
424:St. James
393:1421–1428
367:Agincourt
356:1415–1420
101:2°53′18″E
796:Ponthieu
565:2nd Caen
560:Formigny
533:Pontoise
508:Gerberoy
446:Herrings
419:Verneuil
377:1st Caen
362:Harfleur
175:Strength
90:, France
79:Location
67: –
968:186–187
842:Windsor
808:La Hire
740:scholar
661:VendĂ´me
633:Henry V
570:Falaise
456:Jargeau
441:Orléans
409:Cravant
372:Valmont
196:unknown
144:England
63: (
1007:
974:
821:, the
742:
735:
728:
721:
713:
657:Joigny
543:Dieppe
538:Tartas
523:Calais
149:France
126:Result
946:temp.
800:Vimeu
747:JSTOR
733:books
672:Siege
653:Dreux
649:Paris
528:Creil
518:Paris
481:Paris
476:Reims
471:Patay
451:Loire
404:Meaux
399:Baugé
382:Rouen
183:1,000
84:Meaux
1005:ISBN
972:ISBN
948:H 5"
920:2017
798:and
719:news
663:and
623:The
58:Date
702:by
647:at
45:'s
1025::
970:.
911:.
844:.
810:.
86:,
1013:.
980:.
922:.
769:)
763:(
758:)
754:(
744:·
737:·
730:·
723:·
696:.
332:e
325:t
318:v
225:e
218:t
211:v
71:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.jpg)
