Editing Caen (section)

===Hundred Years' War===
{{Main|Battle of Caen (1346)}}
In 1346, King [[Edward III of England]] led his army against the city, hoping to loot it. It was expected that a siege of perhaps several weeks would be required, but the army took the city in less than a day, on 26 July 1346, [[Battle of Caen (1346)|storming and sacking it]], killing 3,000 of its citizens, and burning much of the merchants' quarter on the Île St-Jean. Only the castle of Caen held out, despite attempts to besiege it. A few days later, the English left, marching to the east and on to their victory at the [[Battle of Crécy]]. It was later [[Siege of Caen (1417)|captured following a siege]] by [[Henry V of England|Henry V]] in 1417 and treated harshly for being the first town to put up any resistance to his invasion. In 1450 towards the end of the war, French forces [[Siege of Caen (1450)|recaptured Caen]].