Siege of Creil

1441 CE.

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The siege of Creil (8–25 May 1441) took place during the Hundred Years War. French forces led by King Charles VII of France besieged and captured the English-held town and castle north of Paris.

Text from the Wikipedia article Siege of Creil, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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