siege and capture of Tournai (1581)

E72981

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.


Statements (32)
Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Eighty Years' War
military operation
siege
appliesToJurisdiction Spanish Netherlands
belligerent Dutch Revolt forces
Spanish Crown
combatant Dutch rebel forces
Spanish forces
commandedBy Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma
conflict Eighty Years' War
country Spanish Netherlands
describedBySource histories of the Eighty Years' War
endTime 1581
followedBy continued Spanish advances in the southern Low Countries
hasEffect loss of a strategic stronghold for the Dutch rebels
strengthening of Spanish control in the region
hasParticipant Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma
Dutch rebels
Spanish Empire
location County of Flanders NERFINISHED
Low Countries
Tournai
objective seizure of Tournai from Dutch rebels
opponentCommander Dutch rebel leadership
outcome capture of Tournai by Spanish forces
partOf Eighty Years' War
Spanish reconquest of the southern Netherlands
pointInTime 1581
precededBy earlier phases of the Dutch Revolt in Flanders
result Spanish victory
startTime 1581
strategicImportance control of a key city in the southern Low Countries

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma
notableFor

Please wait…