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The siege of Harfleur (18 August – 22 September 1415) was conducted by the English army of King Henry V in Normandy, France, during the Hundred Years' War. The defenders of Harfleur surrendered to the English on terms and were treated as prisoners of war. It was the first time that an English army made significant use of gunpowder artillery ...
He regained his father's title on Henry's accession in 1399, and died at the Siege of Harfleur. Thomas de la Pole (1363–1415), William de la Pole (born 1365), Richard de la Pole (c. 1367 – 1402). He died without issue. John de la Pole (c. 1369 – 1415), Anne de la Pole (born c. 1373), widow of Sir Gerard de Lisle.
Coat of arms of Raoul de Gaucourt. Raoul de Gaucourt, also known as the Sieur de Gaucort or Sire de Gaucourt (c. 1370 –1461), was a French soldier and statesman. He fought at the Battle of Nicopolis in 1396 and the Siege of Harfleur in 1415, and spent 10 years as a prisoner in England.
Harfleur (pronounced) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France.. It was the principal seaport in north-western France for six centuries, until Le Havre was built about five kilometres (three miles) downstream in the sixteenth century to take advantage of anchorages less prone to siltation.
He died during the Siege of Harfleur in 1415. [1] He was the eldest son of Michael de la Pole, 1st Earl of Suffolk and Katherine Wingfield, daughter of Sir John Wingfield. His father fled abroad amid accusations of treason during the Merciless Parliament in 1388, forfeiting the title of Earl of Suffolk and the family estates. [2]
In 1415, Henry V invaded France and captured Harfleur. Decimated by diseases, Henry's army marched to Calais to withdraw from the French campaign. The French forces of Charles VI of Valois harassed the English, but refrained from making an open battle while amassing their numbers.
He was at the Siege of Harfleur and at the Battle of Agincourt, where he was indented to serve Henry V with 3 archers. [5] He accepted the surrender of Cherbourg. [citation needed] He was made a Knight of the Garter on 3 May 1421. [4] He was a legatee in the will of his cousin, Henry V. [3]
Jean de Villiers (Jehan de Villers, Seigneur de l'Isle-Adam) was the son of Pierre II de Villiers and Jeanne de Châtillon in an old noble French family.. He was captured at the siege of Harfleur in 1415 by the English and released for ransom.