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Siege of Le Catelet

Siege of Le Catelet was a siege conducted on 20 June 1595 at Le Catelet, in what is now France; it lasted 6 days. It was part of the Franco-Spanish War, which ran from 1595 to 1598. The recorded result: Spanish victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 5,000.

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Fought20 June 1595lasted 6 days
WhereLe Catelet, France50.003N, 3.245E
OutcomeSpanish victory
BelligerentsKingdom of FranceagainstSpain
Part ofFranco-Spanish War1595 to 1598

Record

Date20 June 1595
to 26 June 1595
PlaceLe Catelet, France
50.003N, 3.245E
KindSiege, early modern
StrengthUnknown5,000
Commanders
  • Pedro Henriquez de Acevedo, Count of Fuentes
Siege of Le CateletSiege of Le CateletBattle of St. Quentin CanalBattle of HonnecourtBattle of ÉpehyBattle of VicyBattle of CambraiBattle of St. Quentin CanalBattle of ÉpehyBattle of CambraiBrusselsLilleRouenCharleroiReimsCalaisVersaillesDieppe100 km50.003N, 3.245E
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 3 times between 1595 and 1918.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1595

Siege of Le Catelet 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 Q7510184, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Le Catelet (1595), revision 1370742846, 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.