Siege of Douai (1667)
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The Siege of Douai (1667) was a key French operation during Louis XIV’s early expansionist campaigns, in which French forces captured the fortified town of Douai from the Spanish Netherlands.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| combatantControlledAfter | Douai by France ⓘ |
| conflict | War of Devolution ⓘ |
| conflictType | early modern European siege ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | 1667 ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| follows |
War of Devolution
ⓘ
surface form:
French invasion of the Spanish Netherlands (1667)
|
| location |
Douai
ⓘ
Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Netherlands
|
| objective | capture of the fortified town of Douai ⓘ |
| opponent | Spain ⓘ |
| participant |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Netherlands
|
| partOf | Louis XIV’s early expansionist campaigns ⓘ |
| previousController |
Douai, France
ⓘ
surface form:
Douai by Spanish Netherlands
|
| result |
French victory
ⓘ
capture of Douai by France ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to French territorial expansion under Louis XIV
ⓘ
key French operation in the War of Devolution ⓘ |
| theater | Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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