siege, early modern
Siege of Dunkirk
Siege of Dunkirk was a siege conducted on 7 September 1646 at Dunkirk, in what is now France. It was part of the Eighty Years' War, which ran from 1568 to 1648. The recorded result: Franco-Dutch victory.
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Record
| Date | 7 September 1646 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Dunkirk, France 51.038N, 2.377E | |
| Part of | Eighty Years' War (1568 to 1648) | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Result | Franco-Dutch victory | |
| Belligerents | Kingdom of France; Dutch Republic | Spain; Spanish Netherlands |
| Commanders | Louis II, Condé; Maarten Tromp | Guillaume de Lede |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of the Dunes 1658, same recorded site
- Siege of Dunkirk 1944, 0.1 km
- Siege of Dunkirk 1793, 0.1 km
- Siege of Dunkirk 1658, 0.1 km
- Battle of Dunkirk 1940, 1.1 km
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Hulst 7 October 1645
- After: Battle of Puerto de Cavite 10 June 1647
- All 126 engagements of Eighty Years' War
Elsewhere in 1646
- Battle of Orbetello Italy
- Battle of Benburb United Kingdom
- Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold United Kingdom
- Siege of Lérida Spain
- Action of 26 May 1646 Turkey
Siege of Dunkirk is one of 979 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 1,142 in present-day France.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3485880, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Dunkirk (1646), revision 1370740882, 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.