siege and capture of Tournai (1581)
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The siege and capture of Tournai (1581) was a key military operation during the Eighty Years' War in which Spanish forces under Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, seized the strategically important city from the Dutch rebels.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Eighty Years' War
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military operation → siege → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Spanish Netherlands
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| belligerent |
Dutch Revolt forces
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Spanish Crown → |
| combatant |
Dutch rebel forces
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Spanish forces → |
| commandedBy |
Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma
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| conflict |
Eighty Years' War
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| country |
Spanish Netherlands
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| describedBySource |
histories of the Eighty Years' War
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| endTime |
1581
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| followedBy |
continued Spanish advances in the southern Low Countries
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| hasEffect |
loss of a strategic stronghold for the Dutch rebels
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strengthening of Spanish control in the region → |
| hasParticipant |
Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma
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Dutch rebels → Spanish Empire → |
| location |
County of Flanders
NERFINISHED
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Low Countries → Tournai → |
| objective |
seizure of Tournai from Dutch rebels
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| opponentCommander |
Dutch rebel leadership
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| outcome |
capture of Tournai by Spanish forces
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| partOf |
Eighty Years' War
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Spanish reconquest of the southern Netherlands → |
| pointInTime |
1581
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| precededBy |
earlier phases of the Dutch Revolt in Flanders
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| result |
Spanish victory
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| startTime |
1581
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| strategicImportance |
control of a key city in the southern Low Countries
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma
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