The siege of Tournai may refer to:
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Siege of Tournai (1197) The siege of Tournai may refer to:
* Siege of Tournai (1197) : The Count of Flanders and Hainault, Baldwin I of Constantinople, Baldwin VI of Hainaut unsuccessfully besieged it.
* Siege of Tournai (1213) : Infante Ferdinand, Count of Flanders, Infan ...
: The Count of Flanders and Hainault,
Baldwin VI of Hainaut unsuccessfully besieged it.
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Siege of Tournai (1213) :
Infante Ferdinand, husband of
Jeanne, Countess of Flanders
Joan, often called Joan of Constantinople ( 1199 – 5 December 1244), ruled as Countess of Flanders and Hainaut from 1205 (at the age of six) until her death. She was the elder daughter of Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders and Hainaut, and Marie ...
, besieged and took the city on 1 October 1213
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Siege of Tournai (1303)
The siege of Tournai was an event of the Franco-Flemish War in 1303.
Following French defeat at the Battle of the Golden Spurs, the Flemish army entered France, burning the town of Thérouanne and laying siege to Tournai. A French army of 1,400 ...
: during the
Franco-Flemish War
The Franco-Flemish War (french: Guerre de Flandre; nl, Vlaamse opstand) was a conflict between the Kingdom of France and the County of Flanders between 1297 and 1305.
Causes
Philip IV of France became king in 1285, and was determined to stren ...
, besieged by Flemish troops, siege ended by a treaty
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Siege of Tournai (1340)
The siege of Tournai (23 July - 25 September 1340) occurred during the Edwardian phase of the Hundred Years' War. The Siege began when a coalition of England, Flanders, Hainaut, Brabant and the Holy Roman Empire under the command of King Edwa ...
: during the
Hundred Years' War
The Hundred Years' War (; 1337–1453) was a series of armed conflicts between the kingdoms of Kingdom of England, England and Kingdom of France, France during the Late Middle Ages. It originated from disputed claims to the French Crown, ...
, the city was unsuccessfully besieged by the English and their Flemish allies
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Siege of Tournai (1513)
The Battle of the Spurs or (Second) Battle of Guinegate (, "Day of the Spurs"; ''deuxième bataille de Guinegatte'') took place on 16 August 1513. It formed a part of the War of the League of Cambrai, during the Italian Wars. Henry VIII and ...
: during
Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disa ...
's campaigns against France
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Siege of Tournai (1521)
Italian War of 1494–98
* ? 1494: Neapolitan occupation of Bari
* 5–8 September 1494: Battle of Rapallo
* 17 October 1494: skirmishes near Sant'Agata sul Santerno
* 19–21 October 1494:
* 26–29 October 1494: Siege of Fivizzano
* ...
: during the
Italian War of 1521–1526
The Italian War of 1521–1526, sometimes known as the Four Years' War, (french: Sixième guerre d'Italie) was a part of the Italian Wars. The war pitted Francis I of France and the Republic of Venice against the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V ...
, the city was taken from the French by the Holy Roman Empire
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Siege of Tournai (1581) The siege of Tournai may refer to:
* Siege of Tournai (1197) : The Count of Flanders and Hainault, Baldwin VI of Hainaut unsuccessfully besieged it.
* Siege of Tournai (1213) : Infante Ferdinand, husband of Jeanne, Countess of Flanders, besieged ...
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Siege of Tournai (1667)
The siege of Tournai was an event in the War of Devolution. A French army commanded by Louis XIV successfully besieged the town of Tournai, then part of the Spanish Netherlands. The siege, which began on 21 June 1667, led to the surrender of the ...
: during the
War of Devolution
In the 1667 to 1668 War of Devolution (, ), France occupied large parts of the Spanish Netherlands and Franche-Comté, both then provinces of the Holy Roman Empire (and properties of the King of Spain). The name derives from an obscure law known ...
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Siege of Tournai (1709) The siege of Tournai may refer to:
* Siege of Tournai (1197) : The Count of Flanders and Hainault, Baldwin VI of Hainaut unsuccessfully besieged it.
* Siege of Tournai (1213) : Infante Ferdinand, husband of Jeanne, Countess of Flanders, besieged ...
: during the
War of the Spanish Succession
The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict that took place from 1701 to 1714. The death of childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700 led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire between his heirs, Phil ...
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Siege of Tournai (1745) : after the
battle of Fontenoy
The Battle of Fontenoy was a major engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession, fought on 11 May 1745 near Tournai in modern Belgium. A French army of 50,000 under Marshal Saxe defeated a Pragmatic Army of roughly the same size, led by th ...
, capitulation 22 May
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