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Siege of Creil

Siege of Creil was a siege conducted on 8 May 1441 at Creil, in what is now France; it lasted 17 days. The recorded result: French victory.

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Siege of Creil (1441). Miniature from La Cronicque du temps de tres chrestien roy Charles, septisme de ce nom, roy de France by Jean Chartier, Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Ms. Français 269
Siege of Creil (1441). Miniature from La Cronicque du temps de tres chrestien roy Charles, septisme de ce nom, roy de France by Jean Chartier, Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Ms. Français 269. Philippe de Mazerolles, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought8 May 1441lasted 17 days
WhereCreil, France49.258N, 2.483E
OutcomeFrench victory
Belligerents20px Franceagainst20px England

Record

Date8 May 1441
to 25 May 1441
PlaceCreil, France
49.258N, 2.483E
KindSiege, medieval
Commanders
  • William Peyto (died 1464)
Siege of CreilSiege of CreilSiege of MontépilloyBattle of MontépilloyAction at NérySiege of CompiègneBattle of the AxonaBattle of MontépilloySiege of CompiègneBattle of the AxonaLe HavreCharleroiAmiensVersaillesTroyesDieppeMelunArras100 km49.258N, 2.483E
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Elsewhere in 1441

Siege of Creil is one of 743 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 1,495 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q96405651, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Creil, revision 1370740455, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.