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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in command of German forces and developing fortifications along the Atlantic Wall in anticipation of an invasion. US President...

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...

expanded when they captured the port at Cherbourg on 26 June and the city of Caen on 21 July. A failed counterattack by German forces in response to Allied...

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...

the Périphérique, which follows the approximate path of 19th-century fortifications around Paris, the A86 motorway in the inner suburbs, and finally the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Infantry Division diminished as it fought past German fortifications and was stopped short of Caen before dark, by elements of the 21st Panzer Division...

international conferences held in Basel (1978) and Durham (1980)]. Caen: Centre de recherches archéologiques médiévales (CRAHAM). ISBN 2-902685-01-7....

School, London, Ontario Rue Montcalm, Paris, 18th arrondissement of Paris, Caen, Clermont-Ferrand, La Rochelle, France Rue Montcalm (Montcalm Street), Hull...

(2002). "Actes du Colloque International: de Maynooth (Irland), 23 - 30 août 2002" in Chateau Gaillard 21. Caen: Crahm. Thomas Biller. Die Adelsburg in...

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...

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...

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...

Normandy Bridge which makes Amiens (in the north-east) two hours away and Caen (in the south-west) one hour. The TER network was modernized with the creation...

Modern Europe. Ashgate Publishing. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-7546-0309-2. "Fortifications of Vauban". UNESCO. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2010. "Official...

Ministry completed the defensive Thiers wall around Paris, including fortifications, a dry moat, a Rue Militaire and a large berm. In 1859, the military...

some spandrels in Caen stone and some plant motifs, was completed in 1228. Charles VI is credited with adding major fortifications to the abbey, building...