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Siege of Rouen

Siege of Rouen was a siege conducted on 11 November 1591 at Rouen, in what is now France; it lasted 5 months. It was part of the Anglo-Spanish War, which ran from 1585 to 1604. The recorded result: Spanish-Catholic victory.

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IdentificatieTitel(s): Beleg van Rouen, 1592. Belagerung der Stadt Roan / Ware Abcontrofeitung der Stadt Roan in Normandey und Derselbigen Belagerung Wilcher Anfang bis in Mertzen Ao. 92 mit diessen Z
IdentificatieTitel(s): Beleg van Rouen, 1592. Belagerung der Stadt Roan / Ware Abcontrofeitung der Stadt Roan in Normandey und Derselbigen Belagerung Wilcher Anfang bis in Mertzen Ao. 92 mit diessen Z. Rijksmuseum, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought11 November 1591lasted 5 months
WhereRouen, France49.443N, 1.089E
OutcomeSpanish-Catholic victory
BelligerentsKingdom of England; Dutch RepublicagainstCatholic League; Army of Flanders
Part ofAnglo-Spanish War1585 to 1604

Where it sits in the Anglo-Spanish War

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33 placed engagements of the Anglo-Spanish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date11 November 1591
to 20 April 1592
PlaceRouen, France
49.443N, 1.089E
KindSiege, early modern
Commanders
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1204 and 1591.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1591

Siege of Rouen 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 Q7510351, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Rouen (1591–1592), revision 1371377045, 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.