siege of the citadel of Tournai
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The siege of the citadel of Tournai was the final, protracted phase of the 1709 Allied operation to capture the strongly fortified city of Tournai during the War of the Spanish Succession.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Capture of Tournai | 1 |
| siege of the citadel of Tournai canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| appliesToPart | fortified citadel of Tournai ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
ⓘ
French garrison ⓘ |
| characteristic | protracted siege ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| countryAtTimeOfEvent | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| describedAs | final, protracted phase of the 1709 Allied operation to capture Tournai ⓘ |
| endTime | 1709 ⓘ |
| era | early 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Malplaquet ⓘ |
| fortificationTypeBesieged | bastioned citadel ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Grand Alliance ⓘ Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
|
| hasPhase | final phase of the siege of Tournai (1709) ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Belgium ⓘ |
| location |
County of Flanders
ⓘ
Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Netherlands
Tournai ⓘ citadel of Tournai ⓘ |
| militaryObjective | reduction of French stronghold at Tournai ⓘ |
| objective | capture of the citadel of Tournai ⓘ |
| partOf |
1709 Allied campaign in Flanders
ⓘ
1709 Allied campaign in Flanders ⓘ
surface form:
Allied offensive in the Low Countries (1709)
War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ Siege of Tournai (1709) ⓘ
surface form:
siege of Tournai (1709)
|
| precededBy |
Siege of Tournai (1709)
ⓘ
surface form:
siege of the city of Tournai (1709)
|
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to Allied advance before Malplaquet
ⓘ
secured Allied control of Tournai ⓘ |
| startTime | 1709 ⓘ |
| strategicContext | Allied attempt to break French defensive line in the Low Countries ⓘ |
| usedWarfareType | siege warfare ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Capture of Tournai