Siege of Saint-Omer (1638)
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The Siege of Saint-Omer (1638) was a major engagement of the Franco-Spanish War in which French forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the strategically important town of Saint-Omer from the Spanish Netherlands.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Franco-Spanish fighting in the Low Countries ⓘ |
| hasAttackers | French royal army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
Habsburg Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chabot, Seigneur de Brion NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean de Gassion NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottavio Piccolomini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDefenders | Spanish garrison of Saint-Omer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1638-07-16 ⓘ |
| hasForceType |
French besieging army
ⓘ
Spanish relief army ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfPrimarySources |
French
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Artois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint-Omer NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day France ⓘ |
| hasObjective | capture of Saint-Omer by French forces ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
French siege lifted
ⓘ
town of Saint-Omer remained under Spanish control NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
French soldiers
ⓘ
Imperial troops ⓘ Spanish soldiers ⓘ |
| hasRegion | Low Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResult | Spanish victory ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1638-04-15 ⓘ |
| hasStatusOfObjective | objective failed ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
control of a key fortress in Artois
ⓘ
control of communications between Flanders and Artois ⓘ |
| hasTheater | Flanders campaign of the Franco-Spanish War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfWarfare | early modern siege warfare ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1638 ⓘ |
| isDescribedAs | major engagement of the Franco-Spanish War ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Habsburg–Bourbon rivalry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
wars of Louis XIII of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier French operations in Artois ⓘ |
| uses |
entrenchments
ⓘ
field fortifications ⓘ siege artillery ⓘ |
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