Siege of Pontoise

Siege of Pontoise
Part of the Hundred Years' War

Illumination adorning La Cronicque du temps de Tres Chrestien Roy Charles, septisme de ce nom, roy de France by Jean Chartier, c. 1470–1479
Date6 June – 19 September 1441 (1441-06-06 – 1441-09-19) (3 months, 1 week and 6 days)
Location
Pontoise, Île de France, France
49°03′06″N 2°06′06″E / 49.0516°N 02.1017°E / 49.0516; 02.1017
Result French victory
Belligerents
France England
Commanders and leaders
Charles VII of France
Arthur de Richemont

Garrison:

John, Lord Clinton (POW)
Relief armies:
Richard, Duke of York
John Talbot
Strength
5,000[1] Garrison: 1,000–1,200[2]
Relief army: 3,600[3]
Casualties and losses
400–500 killed[4]
Hundreds captured[4]
Unransomed captives killed[4]

The siege of Pontoise (6 June – 19 September 1441) took place during the Hundred Years War. French forces led by King Charles VII of France besieged and captured the last English stronghold in Île de France, eliminating the English threat to Paris.

  1. ^ Wagner 2006, p. 261.
  2. ^ Barker 2010, p. 287.
  3. ^ Barker 2010, p. 290.
  4. ^ a b c Barker 2010, p. 292.