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Siege of Calais

Siege of Calais was a siege conducted in April 1596 at Calais, in what is now France. It was part of the French Wars of Religion, which ran from 1562 to 1598. The recorded result: Spanish victory. Recorded strength: Calais: 1,500; Relief forces: Unknown against 12,000–15,000.

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Siege the city of Calais 1596
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FoughtApril 1596
WhereCalais, France50.947N, 1.856E
OutcomeSpanish victory
BelligerentsKingdom of FranceagainstSpanish Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofFrench Wars of Religion1562 to 1598

Where it sits in the French Wars of Religion

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35 placed engagements of the French Wars of Religion in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateApril 1596 (month precision)
to 24 April 1596
PlaceCalais, France
50.947N, 1.856E
KindSiege, early modern
StrengthCalais: 1,500; Relief forces: Unknown12,000–15,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between 1346 and 1940.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1596

Siege of Calais is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2701400, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Calais (1596), revision 1370739980, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.