Franco-Spanish War in the Low Countries

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The Franco-Spanish War in the Low Countries was a mid-17th-century phase of the wider Franco-Spanish conflict in which France and Spain fought for dominance over the Spanish Netherlands, marked by major engagements such as the Battle of Lens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict phase
theatre of war
belligerentSide French royal forces NERFINISHED
Spanish Habsburg forces NERFINISHED
conflictBetween Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
Monarchy of Spain NERFINISHED
endTime 1650s
era Early Modern period NERFINISHED
goal dominance over the Spanish Netherlands
hasMajorBelligerent France NERFINISHED
Spain NERFINISHED
hasMajorEngagement Battle of Lens NERFINISHED
sieges in the Spanish Netherlands
historicalRegion Low Countries NERFINISHED
involves field battles
siege warfare
locatedIn Low Countries
Spanish Netherlands NERFINISHED
mainTheatre Spanish Netherlands NERFINISHED
notableBattle Battle of Lens NERFINISHED
partOf Franco-Spanish War NERFINISHED
Franco-Spanish conflict NERFINISHED
partOfLargerRivalry Franco-Spanish rivalry for European hegemony
relatedTo Franco-Spanish War in Italy NERFINISHED
Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED
startTime 1640s
strategicObjectiveOf France NERFINISHED
Spain NERFINISHED
timePeriod mid-17th century
typeOfWarfare early modern warfare

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Battle of Lens campaign Franco-Spanish War in the Low Countries