French campaign in the Spanish Netherlands (1667)

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conflict military campaign part of the War of Devolution

The French campaign in the Spanish Netherlands (1667), also known as the War of Devolution, was Louis XIV’s offensive to seize Habsburg-held territories in the Low Countries, marked by rapid sieges and territorial gains.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
French campaign in the Spanish Netherlands	1
French campaign in the Spanish Netherlands (1667) canonical	1
French campaign in the Spanish Netherlands (War of Devolution)	1
French invasion of the Spanish Netherlands	1
French invasion of the Spanish Netherlands (1667)	1
French invasion of the Spanish Netherlands in 1667	1
French offensive in the Spanish Netherlands (1667–1668)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	conflict ⓘ military campaign ⓘ part of the War of Devolution ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	War of Devolution ⓘ
belligerent	France ⓘ Spain ⓘ
commander	François de Créquy NERFINISHED ⓘ Henri de la Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne ⓘ surface form: Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne Louis XIV of France ⓘ Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban ⓘ
conflictType	dynastic war ⓘ war of conquest ⓘ
country	Kingdom of France ⓘ
endTime	1668 ⓘ
followedBy	Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
hasCause	French desire to expand its northeastern frontier ⓘ application of the law of devolution in the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ claims of Louis XIV to parts of the Spanish Netherlands by right of his wife Maria Theresa of Spain ⓘ
historicalPeriod	17th century ⓘ
influenced	formation of the Triple Alliance (1668) ⓘ
influencedBy	weak position of Spain after the death of Philip IV of Spain ⓘ
involved	Triple Alliance (1668) ⓘ surface form: Triple Alliance (England, Dutch Republic, Sweden)
location	Low Countries ⓘ Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ surface form: Spanish Netherlands
militaryStrategy	application of Vauban’s siege techniques ⓘ use of rapid sieges rather than pitched battles ⓘ
opponent	Habsburg Spain ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ
outcome	French victory ⓘ
partOf	Franco-Spanish conflicts ⓘ Louis XIV’s wars of expansion ⓘ reign of Louis XIV of France ⓘ
precededBy	Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ
primaryTheater	Flanders ONNED1 ⓘ Hainaut ⓘ
result	French territorial gains in the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) ⓘ international concern over French expansion ⓘ
significantEvent	rapid French sieges in the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ siege of Charleroi (1667) ⓘ Siege of Douai (1667) ⓘ surface form: siege of Douai (1667) Siege of Lille (1667) ⓘ surface form: siege of Lille (1667) Siege of Tournai (1667) ⓘ surface form: siege of Tournai (1667)
startTime	1667 ⓘ
territorialChange	France occupies Charleroi ⓘ France occupies Douai ⓘ France occupies Lille ⓘ France occupies Tournai ⓘ
treaty	Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siege of Tournai (1667) → campaign → French campaign in the Spanish Netherlands (1667) ⓘ

Franco-Swedish phase → hasKeyEvent → French campaign in the Spanish Netherlands (1667) ⓘ

this entity surface form: French invasion of the Spanish Netherlands

Battle of Cassel (1677) → partOfCampaign → French campaign in the Spanish Netherlands (1667) ⓘ

this entity surface form: French campaign in the Spanish Netherlands

Capture of Charleroi → relatedEvent → French campaign in the Spanish Netherlands (1667) ⓘ

this entity surface form: French invasion of the Spanish Netherlands (1667)

French invasion of Franche-Comté (1668) → precededBy → French campaign in the Spanish Netherlands (1667) ⓘ

this entity surface form: French offensive in the Spanish Netherlands (1667–1668)

Capture of Douai → follows → French campaign in the Spanish Netherlands (1667) ⓘ

this entity surface form: French invasion of the Spanish Netherlands in 1667

Capture of Douai → partOfCampaign → French campaign in the Spanish Netherlands (1667) ⓘ

this entity surface form: French campaign in the Spanish Netherlands (War of Devolution)