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Cherbourg in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Cherbourg in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels2 people1295–1450

Historical events in Cherbourg

1295

1295
Siege of Cherbourg
John of Botecourt · England War

Burns Cherbourg in retalliation for the burning of Dover

1450

12 August 1450
Capture of Cherbourg
Henry Beaufort · Hundred Years War

The French capture Cherbourg

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and Cherbourg. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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