At the time of the Siege of Rouen (July 1418 – January 1419), the city had a population of 70,000, making it one of the leading cities in France, and its capture crucial to the Normandy campaign during the Hundred Years' War. From about 1415 Rouen had been strengthened and reinforced by the French and it was the most formidably defended place that the invaders had yet faced.

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  • At the time of the Siege of Rouen (July 1418 – January 1419), the city had a population of 70,000, making it one of the leading cities in France, and its capture crucial to the Normandy campaign during the Hundred Years' War. From about 1415 Rouen had been strengthened and reinforced by the French and it was the most formidably defended place that the invaders had yet faced. When the English reached Rouen, the walls were scattered with many towers and guns, and lined by an army of crossbow men under the command of Alain Blanchard, second in command to Guy LeBouteiller, the overall commander. Due to lack of manpower on the English side, a "breach and storm" of the city could not be managed, so the town was completely surrounded, with the English intending to starve out the defenders. By December, the people of Rouen were eating cats, dogs, horseflesh, and even mice. The streets were filled with starving citizens. The town expelled more than 12,000 of the poor to save food. King Henry V would not allow the people to leave the siege line, and so the starving, expelled people of Rouen were forced to live in the ditch dug near the wall of Rouen for Rouen's protection. Even the English felt sorry for the starving people. On Christmas 1418, King Henry allowed 2 priests to give food to the starving people, but the day soon ended and the people went back to dying miserably in the ditch. Despite several brave sorties led by the French garrison, this state of affairs continued until the French surrender on 20 January 1419.
  • Die erfolgreiche Belagerung von Rouen durch die Engländer von Juli 1418 bis Januar 1419 war eine Kriegshandlung im Verlauf des Hundertjährigen Kriegs.
  • El Setge de Rouen fou un dels episodis de la guerra dels cent anys.
  • Le siège de Rouen, en 1418-1419 par les Anglais, a lieu durant la guerre de Cent Ans.
  • L'assedio di Rouen è un episodio bellico della guerra dei cent'anni. All'inizio dell'assedio (luglio 1418) la popolazione di Rouen era di circa 70 000 persone, e rappresentava quindi una delle più importanti città francesi. La sua cattura era di importanza strategica per la conquista del ducato di Normandia. A partire dal 1415 la città era stata rinforzata e fortificata dai francesi, ed era la roccaforte meglio presidiata che gli inglesi avessero fino ad allora incontrato; all'inizio dell'assedio molte torri e cannoni dominavano le mura, difese anche da un compagnia di balestrieri agli ordini di Alain Blanchard, secondo in comando del comandante Guy Le Bouteiller. A causa della scarsità della manodopera fra le file inglesi, un assalto diretto alle mura era impossibile, cosicché venne predisposto un assedio alla città, con l'intento di prenderla per fame. Nonostante alcune eroiche sortite francesi, l'assedio non venne spezzato, e la città capitolo il 20 gennaio 1419.
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  • The siege of Rouen in 1419 (illustration from Vigiles de Charles VII)
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  • At the time of the Siege of Rouen (July 1418 – January 1419), the city had a population of 70,000, making it one of the leading cities in France, and its capture crucial to the Normandy campaign during the Hundred Years' War. From about 1415 Rouen had been strengthened and reinforced by the French and it was the most formidably defended place that the invaders had yet faced.
  • Die erfolgreiche Belagerung von Rouen durch die Engländer von Juli 1418 bis Januar 1419 war eine Kriegshandlung im Verlauf des Hundertjährigen Kriegs.
  • El Setge de Rouen fou un dels episodis de la guerra dels cent anys.
  • Le siège de Rouen, en 1418-1419 par les Anglais, a lieu durant la guerre de Cent Ans.
  • L'assedio di Rouen è un episodio bellico della guerra dei cent'anni. All'inizio dell'assedio (luglio 1418) la popolazione di Rouen era di circa 70 000 persone, e rappresentava quindi una delle più importanti città francesi. La sua cattura era di importanza strategica per la conquista del ducato di Normandia.
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