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Siege of Marseille

Siege of Marseille was a siege conducted on 1 August 1524 at Marseille, in what is now France. It was part of the Italian War of 1521–1526, which ran from 1521 to 1526. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 8,000 men against 15,000 Germans; 4,000 Spanish; 4,000 Italians.

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Fought1 August 1524
WhereMarseille, France43.297N, 5.376E
OutcomeFrench victory
Belligerents21px Kingdom of FranceagainstHoly Roman Empire; Habsburg Spain
Casualties and losseslightandheavy
Part ofItalian War of 1521–15261521 to 1526

Where it sits in the Italian War of 1521–1526

Siege of Logroño, 1521Siege of Mézières, 1521Siege of Tournai, 1521Siege of Pavia, 1522Battle of Bicocca, 1522Siege of Genoa, 1522Siege of Fuenterrabía, 1523Siege of Bayonne, 1523Siege of Milan, 1523Siege of Arona, 1523Battle of the Sesia, 1524Siege of Marseille, 1524Siege of Pavia, 1524Battle of Pavia, 152515211525Siege of Marseille, 1524
14 placed engagements of the Italian War of 1521–1526 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1 August 1524
to August 1524
PlaceMarseille, France
43.297N, 5.376E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength8,000 men15,000 Germans; 4,000 Spanish; 4,000 Italians
Casualties and losseslightheavy
Commanders
Siege of MarseilleSiege of MarseilleSiege of MassiliaSiege of MassiliaBattle of MarseilleBattle of La CiotatBattle of Aquae SextiaeBattle of La CiotatBattle of Aquae SextiaeNiceMonacoMontpellierNîmesBéziers100 km43.297N, 5.376E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 49 BC and 1944.

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Elsewhere in 1524

Siege of Marseille 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 Q3485951, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Marseille (1524), revision 1379069072, 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.