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Siege of Landrecies

Siege of Landrecies was a siege conducted in April 1543 at Landrecies, in what is now France. The recorded result: French Victory.

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FoughtApril 1543
WhereLandrecies, France50.126N, 3.690E
OutcomeFrench Victory
BelligerentsKingdom of Spain; Kingdom of EnglandagainstKingdom of France

Record

DateApril 1543 (month precision)
to October 1543
PlaceLandrecies, France
50.126N, 3.690E
KindSiege, early modern
Commanders
  • Martin du Bellay
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1543 and 1794.

Elsewhere in 1543

Siege of Landrecies 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 Q21532975, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Landrecies (1543), revision 1370742795, 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.