Siege of Lille (1667)
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The Siege of Lille (1667) was a major French offensive operation during Louis XIV’s early wars that secured the strategic Flemish city of Lille from Spanish control.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the War of Devolution
→
military operation → siege → |
| attacker | France → |
| belligerent |
France
→
Spain → |
| capturedCity | Lille → |
| capturedFrom | Spain → |
| commander |
Henri de la Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne
→
surface form: "Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne"
Louis XIV NERFINISHED → Spanish garrison commanders of Lille → Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban → |
| conflict | War of Devolution → |
| consequence |
Lille annexed by France
→
weakened Spanish position in the Spanish Netherlands → |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of France
→
Spanish Empire → |
| date | 1667 → |
| defender | Spain → |
| endDate | September 1667 → |
| engineer | Vauban → |
| era | 17th century → |
| followedBy | French fortification of Lille by Vauban → |
| garrison | Spanish garrison of Lille → |
| location |
County of Flanders
NERFINISHED
→
Lille → Habsburg Netherlands →
surface form: "Spanish Netherlands"
|
| monarchOfAttacker | Louis XIV of France → |
| notableFor |
demonstrating Vauban’s siege techniques
→
showcasing Louis XIV’s offensive strategy in the Low Countries → |
| objective | to seize Lille from Spanish control → |
| partOf | Louis XIV’s early wars of expansion → |
| precededBy |
War of Devolution
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surface form: "French invasion of the Spanish Netherlands in 1667"
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| relatedTo |
French expansion into Flanders
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early reign of Louis XIV → |
| result |
French victory
→
capture of Lille by France → |
| startDate | August 1667 → |
| strategicImportance |
secured a major fortress city in Flanders
→
strengthened French frontier in the north → |
| theatre |
War of Devolution
→
surface form: "Flanders theatre of the War of Devolution"
|
| treatyConsequence | Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) → |
| typeOfWarfare | early modern siege warfare → |
| used |
siege artillery
→
trench warfare and parallels → |
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