Siege of Montreuil (1544)
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The Siege of Montreuil (1544) was a key French defense against English forces during the Italian War of 1542–1546, notable for its stubborn resistance and strategic importance in northern France.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Montreuil (1544) canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| aimOfAttacker | capture of Montreuil-sur-Mer ⓘ |
| aimOfDefender | prevent English penetration into northern France ⓘ |
| belligerent |
England
ⓘ
France ⓘ |
| conflict | Italian War of 1542–1546 ⓘ |
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| defendedBy | garrison of Montreuil-sur-Mer ⓘ |
| defender | French forces ⓘ |
| endTime | 1544 ⓘ |
| followedBy | later operations of the Italian War of 1542–1546 ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Anglo-French conflict in the mid-16th century
ⓘ
Habsburg–Valois conflict ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg–Valois Wars
|
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Montreuil-sur-Mer ⓘ northern France ⓘ |
| hasResult |
English failure to capture Montreuil
ⓘ
French defensive success ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
defense of northern France
ⓘ
protection of approaches to Boulogne and the interior of France ⓘ |
| hasTheater | northern French theater of the Italian War of 1542–1546 ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfWarfare | siege warfare ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | France ⓘ |
| notableFor |
strategic importance in northern France
ⓘ
stubborn French resistance ⓘ |
| opponent | English forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Italian War of 1542–1546 ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier campaigns of the Italian War of 1542–1546 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Italian Wars
ⓘ
Siege of Boulogne (1544) ⓘ |
| startTime | 1544 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
16th century
ⓘ
Early modern period ⓘ |
| used |
artillery
ⓘ
field fortifications ⓘ |
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