Talk:Battle of Caen (1346)

Latest comment: 2 years ago by Errantius in topic Black soldiers
Featured articleBattle of Caen (1346) is a featured article; it (or a previous version of it) has been identified as one of the best articles produced by the Wikipedia community. Even so, if you can update or improve it, please do so.
Featured topic starBattle of Caen (1346) is part of the Crécy campaign series, a featured topic. It is also part of the Hundred Years' War, 1345–1347 series, a featured topic. These are identified as among the best series of articles produced by the Wikipedia community. If you can update or improve them, please do so.
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Did You Know A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on January 22, 2019.
The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that after capturing the French town of Caen in 1346, an English army massacred the population and engaged in an orgy of rape?
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Black soldiers edit

In the illustration from Froissart, there appear to be several black soldiers: some behind the English leader and one or two over the gate, one of those with a pointed (Moorish?) helmet. Errantius (talk) 02:40, 26 July 2021 (UTC)Reply