The Château de Caen is a castle in the Norman city of Caen in the Calvados département (Normandy). It has been officially classed as a Monument historique...
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century. It became the residence of the Dukes of Normandy until they moved to Caen in c. 1066. Bayeux was pillaged and sacked by Henry I of England in 1106...
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The Battle for Caen (June to August 1944) is the name given to fighting between the British Second Army and the German Panzergruppe West in the Second...
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Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester (redirect from Robert of Caen)
Gloucester (c. 1090 – 31 October 1147) (alias Robert Rufus, Robert de Caen (Latinised to Robertus de Cadomo), Robert Consul) was an illegitimate son of King Henry...
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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...
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Paris (redirect from Département de Paris)
the Périphérique, which follows the approximate path of 19th-century fortifications around Paris, the A86 motorway in the inner suburbs, and the Francilienne...
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The siege of Caen took place during the Hundred Years War when English forces under King Henry V laid siege to and captured Caen in Normandy from its...
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September 1087 while leading a campaign in northern France, and was buried in Caen. His reign in England was marked by the construction of castles, settling...
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de bâtir, t. 1, Luneray, Éditions Charles Corlet; Presses Universitaires de Caen, 2001, 2e éd. (ISBN 2-84133-135-0 et 2-85480-949-1), « Le chœur de la...
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Operation Overlord (section Caen)
expected site of an Allied invasion, Pas de Calais was heavily defended. In the Normandy area the best fortifications were concentrated at the port facilities...
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Sword Beach (category Battle for Caen)
navies. Among the five beaches of the operation, Sword is the nearest to Caen, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the goal of the 3rd Infantry Division...
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to the city of Caen, tasked with a number of objectives. The division was to capture two strategically important bridges over the Caen Canal and Orne...
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Normandy landings (category Battle for Caen)
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in command of German forces and developing fortifications along the Atlantic Wall in anticipation of an invasion. US President...
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railway station (Gare de Vire) which has frequent services to Paris and Granville. The nearest airport is Caen – Carpiquet Airport in Caen (40 min drive). Vire...
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to the east of Paramé and fortifications on St. Joseph's Hill to the southeast of the town. Artillery in the fortifications on Cézembre provided support...
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William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford (redirect from William, 1st Earl of Hereford, Seigneur de Breteuil Fitzosbern)
Histoire de Normandie, tome 2, Ed. Charles Corlet, Caen 1826-Paris 2009, p. 10 Orderic Vital, Histoire de Normandie, tome 2, Ed. Charles Corlet, Caen 1826-Paris...
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building is an old gate of the city, the Port de Caen, which was to be part of the city's fortifications. It was between 1684 and 1789 home to the Lieutenant...
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School, London, Ontario Rue Montcalm, Paris, 18th arrondissement of Paris, Caen, Clermont-Ferrand, La Rochelle, France Rue Montcalm (Montcalm Street), Hull...
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Boulevard Périphérique (redirect from Boulevard périphérique de Paris)
Ministry completed the defensive Thiers wall around Paris, including fortifications, a dry moat, a Rue Militaire and a large berm. In 1859, the military...
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Pegasus Bridge (category Fortifications in France)
Bridge after the neighbouring village, is a road crossing over the Caen Canal, between Caen and Ouistreham in Normandy. The original bridge, built in 1934...
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international conferences held in Basel (1978) and Durham (1980)]. Caen: Centre de recherches archéologiques médiévales (CRAHAM). ISBN 2-902685-01-7....
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Zwinger (redirect from Zwinger (fortification))
(2002). "Actes du Colloque International: de Maynooth (Irland), 23 - 30 août 2002" in Chateau Gaillard 21. Caen: Crahm. Thomas Biller. Die Adelsburg in...
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company led by the Caen brothers. After some tense negotiations, it was decided to merge the two companies under the direction of the Caens. Champlain continued...
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Battle of Villers-Bocage (category Battle for Caen)
Infantry Division diminished as it fought past German fortifications and was stopped short of Caen before dark, by elements of the 21st Panzer Division...
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Jersey (redirect from Bailliage de Jersey)
Wars and was invaded a number of times, leading to the construction of fortifications such as Mont Orgueil Castle and a thriving smuggling industry. During...
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Carcassonne (category Articles with German-language sources (de))
than the shirts on their backs. Simon de Montfort was appointed the new viscount and added to the fortifications. In 1240, Trencavel's son tried to reconquer...
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Pitched battle (section Battle of Caen)
battle in a punishing cauldron of attrition, in and around the key city of Caen. Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower affirmed Montgomery's overall...
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capture Caen and form a front line from Caumont-l'Éventé to the south-east of Caen to protect the American flank, while establishing airfields near Caen. Possession...
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collegiate church of Saint Pierre was founded. 1359: Louis de Melun arranged a wider line of fortifications, extended in 1376 around the lower town. 1437: The...
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France (category Member states of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie)
Modern Europe. Ashgate Publishing. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-7546-0309-2. "Fortifications of Vauban". UNESCO. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2010. "Official...
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