Siege of Charleroi (1693)
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The Siege of Charleroi (1693) was a major French offensive operation during the Nine Years' War in which Louis XIV’s forces captured the strategically important fortress city of Charleroi in the Spanish Netherlands.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Charleroi (1693) canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| aftermath | Charleroi incorporated into French defensive system ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ Spanish Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Nine Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | early modern European siege ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | major French offensive operation ⓘ |
| endTime | 1693 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued French operations in the Low Countries ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Kingdom of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| involves |
artillery bombardment
ⓘ
fortress assault ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ |
| location |
Charleroi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Belgium ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | capture of the fortress city of Charleroi ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Spanish garrison of Charleroi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nine Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier campaigns in the Spanish Netherlands during the Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| result |
French victory
ⓘ
capture of Charleroi by France ⓘ |
| significance | shifted regional balance of power in the Spanish Netherlands in favor of France ⓘ |
| startTime | 1693 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of a key fortress on the Sambre River
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strengthening of French frontier in the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ |
| supportedBy | French royal army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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