Battle of Valenciennes (1656)
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The Battle of Valenciennes (1656) was a major engagement of the Franco-Spanish War in which Spanish forces decisively defeated a French army attempting to capture the fortified city of Valenciennes in the Spanish Netherlands.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | field battle near a fortified city ⓘ |
| country | Spanish Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1656 ⓘ |
| defended | Valenciennes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Franco-Spanish hostilities until 1659 ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Habsburg Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResult | Spanish victory ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1656 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early modern period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith | fortified city warfare ⓘ |
| isInChronologyOf | battles of the Franco-Spanish War ⓘ |
| isNamedAfter | Valenciennes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | wars of Louis XIV era ⓘ |
| isRelatedEventOf | siege operations around Valenciennes in 1656 ⓘ |
| isSiegeRelated | yes ⓘ |
| location |
Spanish Netherlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valenciennes NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day France ⓘ |
| militaryFront | land warfare ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Valenciennes by French forces ⓘ |
| opponent |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive Spanish victory ⓘ |
| partOf | Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier French offensives in the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Treaty of the Pyrenees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | defence of a key fortress in the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar | Low Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasAttemptedBy | French army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasDefenceOf | Valenciennes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasRepulsedBy | Spanish forces ⓘ |
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