What the records say
- When
- 19 Apr 1674 – 22 May 1674
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 47.24° N, 6.02° E
- Description
- 1674 siege
Siege of Besançon
Siege during the Franco-Dutch War
The siege of Besançon took place from 25 April to 22 May 1674 during the Franco-Dutch War, when French forces nominally led by Louis XIV invaded Franche-Comté, then part of the Spanish Empire.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “prise de Besançon par Louis XIV en personne”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “осада Безансона”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page