Siege of Château Gaillard

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The Siege of Château Gaillard (1203–1204) was a pivotal medieval conflict in which Philip II of France captured King John of England’s formidable Norman fortress, leading to the French conquest of much of Normandy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval battle
siege
alsoKnownAs Siege of Château Gaillard
surface form: Siege of Gaillard Castle
attackedBy French royal forces
surface form: French royal army
belligerent Duchy of Normandy
Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
category Battles involving England
Battles involving France
Sieges of the Middle Ages
combatantLeader Philip Augustus
commander King John of England
Philip II of France
Roger de Lacy
conflictType medieval siege
consequence French conquest of much of Normandy
loss of Normandy by King John of England
defendedBy English garrison
Norman forces loyal to King John
endDate 1204
followedBy fall of Rouen (1204)
fortressBuiltBy King Richard the Lionheart
surface form: Richard I of England
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages
locatedInPresentDay France
location Château Gaillard, Normandy
surface form: Château Gaillard

Les Andelys
Normandy
militaryTacticUsed assault on outer bailey
blockade
mining under walls
use of siege towers
notableFor breaching of concentric defenses
use of mining and siege engines
outcome capture of Château Gaillard by France
partOf Anglo-French wars
French invasion of Normandy (1202–1204)
surface form: French conquest of Normandy
precededBy French invasion of Normandy (1202–1204)
surface form: French invasion of Normandy (1202–1203)
relatedEvent Loss of Normandy (1204)
relatedPerson John of England
surface form: John, King of England

Philip II of France
King Richard the Lionheart
surface form: Richard I of England
result French victory
significance strengthened French royal domain
weakened Angevin Empire
startDate 1203
strategicImportance gateway to inland Normandy
key stronghold controlling the Seine valley
year 1203
1204

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Anglo-French wars of the 12th and 13th centuries hasPart Siege of Château Gaillard
Château Gaillard, Normandy historicalEvent Siege of Château Gaillard
subject surface form: Château Gaillard
this entity surface form: Siege of Château Gaillard (1203–1204)
French invasion of Normandy (1202–1204) significantEvent Siege of Château Gaillard
this entity surface form: siege of Château Gaillard
Siege of Château Gaillard alsoKnownAs Siege of Château Gaillard
this entity surface form: Siege of Gaillard Castle