Crossing of the Somme

Name: Crossing of the Somme
Start: 1636-08-05

5 Aug 1636 · 49.94° N, 2.72° E

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When: 5 Aug 1636
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 49.94° N, 2.72° E
Description: 1636 battle of the Franco-Spanish War of 1635–1659

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Crossing of the Somme

1636 battle of the Thirty Years' War

The Crossing of the Somme took place on 5 August 1636 during the Thirty Years' War and the Franco-Spanish War when units of the Spanish Army of Flanders and the Imperial Army under Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano, lieutenant of the Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria, crossed the Somme river near Bray-sur-Somme during its offensive in French territory.

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Franco-Spanish War19 May 1635 · War

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Crossing of the Somme

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