Siege of Lille

When

10 Aug 1667 – 26 Aug 1667

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

50.63° N, 3.06° E

Description

1667 episode of the war of Devolution

Episode of the war of Devolution

The siege of Lille took place during the War of Devolution. Louis XIV's forces besieged Lille from 28 August to 26 September 1667. It was the only major engagement of the war. Lille was the first major victory for Vauban’s siege techniques.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Siege of Lille, at this time part of the Spanish Netherlands (modern-day Belgium) begins and becomes the only major engagement of the "War of Devolution"…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Louis XIV (Vauban) assiège et prend Lille”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• War of Devolution24 May 1667 · War