Battle of Caen
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The Battle of Caen was an assault conducted on 26 July 1346 by forces from the Kingdom of England, led by King Edward III, on the French-held town of Caen and Normandy as a part of the Hundred Years' War.
1346
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Siege of Caen
France,
Greif, HMS Dragon, HMS Durban, HMS Pylades,
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Location: 49.1822, -0.3706, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
44 places
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1346 Battle of Caen
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1047 | Battle of Val-ès-Dunes | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1057 | Battle of Varaville | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1346 | Battle of Caen | siege, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1417 | Siege of Caen | battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1417 | Siège de Bayeux (1417) | battle, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1449 | Normandy campaign of 1449-1450 | military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1450 | Siege of Caen | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1744 | Planned French Invasion of Britain | invasion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1759 | Planned French Invasion of Britain | invasion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1793 | soulèvement de Caen contre la Convention nationale | rebellion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1798 | Action of 30 May 1798 | France, naval battle, Kingdom of Great Britain | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Bombing of Normandy | airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Operation Tonga | United Kingdom, battle, military operation | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Battle for Caen | Canada, United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, battle, Allies of World War II | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Battle of Merville Gun Battery | United Kingdom, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Bombing of Caen | Allies of World War II, airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Invasion of Normandy | Canada, United States, United Kingdom, military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Normandy landings | Greece, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Nazi Germany, Canada, Norway, Free France, battle, amphibious warfare, Czechoslovak government-in-exile, United States, Belgium, Denmark, Poland | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Attack on Panzer Group West's headquarters at La Caine | airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Battle of Le Mesnil-Patry | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Battle of Villers-Bocage | United Kingdom, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Battle of Douvres Radar Station | United Kingdom, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Second Battle of the Odon | United Kingdom, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Battle of Verrières Ridge | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Battle for Hill 140 | battle | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1202 | French invasion of Normandy | Philip II of France, Kingdom of France, Duchy of Brittany, John, King of England, Kingdom of England, Hugh X of Lusignan, William des Roches, William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, Arthur I, war, House of Lusignan | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1213 | Anglo-French War of 1213–14 | war | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | Greif | Type 23 torpedo boat, torpedo boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | 1943 | HMS Pylades | minesweeper, Auk-class minesweeper | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | Batterie de défense d'Asnelles | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Fleury Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Hillman Site | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Houlgate Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | La Marefontaine Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | 1942 | The Museum of the Atlantic Wall | defence work, artillery battery, museum | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1943 | Longues-sur-Mer Battery | artillery battery, land acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | Merville Gun Battery | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Redoute de Merville | redoubt | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Stützpunkt 05 Franceville West | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | D-Day Museum | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Juno Beach Centre | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Musée-Mémorial de la Bataille de Normandie | military cemetery, military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | HMS Lawford | destroyer escort, shipwreck, Captain-class frigate, Evarts-class destroyer escort | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | 1918 | HMS Dragon | shipwreck, Danae-class light cruiser, light cruiser | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1919 | HMS Durban | shipwreck, Danae-class light cruiser, light cruiser | Wikidata |
| site | tower | tour Chastimoine | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | La Normandie 1844 (152385270) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | La Normandie Jules Janin illustration 81 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | mand | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Barbacane-de-la-porte-des-Champs-du-chateau-de-Caen-DSC0-1257 | Commons | ||



