Historedia
Person

Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset

Events
1
Episodes
5
Years
1449–1450

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. French reconquest of Normandy

    1449–1450

    Role: English commander in Normandy

    1. October 1449 – January 1450 · Normandy: Rouen, Harfleur and the approach to CaenInitial French Offensive

      French forces capture Rouen and Harfleur, advancing toward Caen.

    2. 1450; precise siege interval not established here · CaenSiege of Caen

      French forces besiege Caen, leading to its surrender.

    3. 15 March 1450 · CherbourgEnglish Expeditionary Landing

      English forces land at Cherbourg to relieve Caen.

    4. 15 April 1450 · FormignyBattle of Formigny

      French forces defeat the English army attempting to relieve Caen.

    5. 12 August 1450 · CherbourgSurrender of Cherbourg

      Cherbourg, the last English position in Normandy, surrenders.

Sources

  1. Siege of Caen (1450) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
  2. Battle of Formigny Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21