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Surrender of Cherbourg

When
12 August 1450
Where
Cherbourg
Part of
French reconquest of Normandy

Cherbourg, the last English position in Normandy, surrenders.

Following the loss of Caen, the last English territory in Normandy, Cherbourg, surrendered to the French on 12 August 1450, ending English control of the region.

Sources

  1. Siege of Caen (1450) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22

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