Siege of Cambrai (1677)
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The Siege of Cambrai (1677) was a major French offensive during the later stages of the Franco-Dutch War in which Louis XIV’s forces captured the strategically important fortress city of Cambrai from Spanish control.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Cambrai (1677) canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| attackingForce | French Royal Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ Spanish Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles II of Spain
NERFINISHED
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Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Franco-Dutch War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledAfter | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBefore | Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
France
ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendingCommander | Spanish garrison commanders at Cambrai ⓘ |
| defendingForce | Spanish garrison ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty of Nijmegen negotiations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1677 in France
ⓘ
17th-century sieges ⓘ Battles of the Franco-Dutch War NERFINISHED ⓘ Sieges involving France ⓘ Sieges involving Spain ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1677-04-19 ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Cambrai
NERFINISHED
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Cambrai, France NERFINISHED ⓘ County of Cambrai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1677-03-20 ⓘ |
| hasTheater | Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1677 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | reign of Louis XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Wars of Louis XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | capture of the fortress city of Cambrai ⓘ |
| opponent |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | capture of Cambrai by France ⓘ |
| partOf | Franco-Dutch War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Louis XIV’s 1677 Flanders campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | French capture of Valenciennes (1677) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of a key fortress on the frontier of the Spanish Netherlands
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strengthening of French defensive line in northern France ⓘ |
| territorialChange | Cambrai transferred from Spanish to French control ⓘ |
| usedTactics | Vauban-style siege techniques ⓘ |
| usedWarfareType | siege warfare ⓘ |
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