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Siege of Meaux
| Siege of Meaux | |||||||
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| Part of the Hundred Years' War | |||||||
.jpg) Illustration from Martial d'Auvergne's Vigiles de Charles VII, 1484–1485 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| England | France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Henry V of England |
Bastard of Vaurus  | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| More than 24,000 men | 1,000[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| More than 6,000 men | Unknown | ||||||
The siege of Meaux was fought from October 1421 to May 1422 between the English and the French during the Hundred Years' War. The English were led by King Henry V. Henry became ill while pressing this long siege, which took place during the winter months, and died on 31 August as a result.
- ^ Barker 2010, p. 41.
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