siege, early modern

Siege of Corroy

Siege of Corroy was a siege conducted in July 1542 at Corroy-le-Château, in what is now Belgium.

Record

Date	July 1542 (month precision)
Place	Corroy-le-Château, Belgium 50.536N, 4.659E
Kind	Siege, early modern

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Ligny 1815, 6.5 km
Battle of Gembloux 1578, 6.6 km
Battle of Gembloux 1940, 7.1 km
Battle of Fleurus 1794, 9.7 km
Battle of Fleurus 1690, 9.7 km

Elsewhere in 1542

Battle of Solway Moss United Kingdom
Siege of Perpignan Spain
Siege of Pest Hungary
Battle of Haddon Rig United Kingdom

Siege of Corroy is one of 831 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 189 in present-day Belgium.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q60848380, released under CC0. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.