siege, early modern

Siege of Dunkirk

Siege of Dunkirk was a siege conducted on 25 May 1658 at Dunkirk, in what is now France. It was part of the Franco-Spanish War, which ran from 1635 to 1659. The recorded result: Anglo-French victory. Recorded strength: 12,000 infantry; 8,000 cavalry; 18 warships against 2,200 infantry; 700–800 cavalry.

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19th century unattributed and unsigned engraving of the siege of Dunkirk in 1658.. Unattributed illustration, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date	25 May 1658
Place	Dunkirk, France 51.038N, 2.376E
Part of	Franco-Spanish War (1635 to 1659)
Kind	Siege, early modern
Result	Anglo-French victory
Belligerents	Kingdom of France; Commonwealth of England England	Spain
Commanders	Turenne; William Lockhart; Edward Montagu	Marquis of Lede
Strength	12,000 infantry; 8,000 cavalry; 18 warships	2,200 infantry; 700–800 cavalry
Casualties and losses	Unknown	1,600–1,700

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

Nearest engagements

Siege of Dunkirk 1944, same recorded site
Siege of Dunkirk 1793, same recorded site
Battle of the Dunes 1658, 0.1 km
Siege of Dunkirk 1646, 0.1 km
Battle of Dunkirk 1940, 1.2 km

In the same war

Before: Siege of Alessandria (1657) 19 July 1657
After: Siege of Bergues 28 June 1658
All 25 engagements of Franco-Spanish War

Elsewhere in 1658

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 Q16931425, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Dunkirk (1658), revision 1383919626, 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.