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Siege of Nice

Siege of Nice was a siege conducted on 22 August 1543 at Nice, in what is now France. It was part of France–Habsburg rivalry. The recorded result: Imperial-Savoyard victory.

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Siege by Ottoman and French fleets in 1543 before ramparts of Nice.
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Record

Date22 August 1543
PlaceNice, France
43.700N, 7.267E
Part ofFrance–Habsburg rivalry
KindSiege, early modern
ResultImperial-Savoyard victory
BelligerentsHoly Roman Empire; Spain; Savoy; Genoa24px Ottoman Empire; France
CommandersCharles III; Andrea Doria; Alfonso d'Avalos24px Hayreddin Barbarossa; 24px Salah Rais; François de Bourbon
StrengthNice: Unknown; Relief army: 57 galleys; 40 carracks24px 100 galleys; 24px 30,000 soldiers; 26 galleys; 18 carracks; 7,000 soldiers
Casualties and lossesNice: 5,000 captives; Relief army: 4 galleysUnknown
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Elsewhere in 1543

Siege of Nice is one of 831 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 1,142 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q815184, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Nice, revision 1374546456, 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.