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Siege of Thionville

Siege of Thionville was a siege conducted on 17 April 1558 at Thionville, in what is now France; it lasted 2 months. It was part of the Italian War of 1551–1559, which ran from 1551 to 1559. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 50 culverins or other artillery pieces against –.

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Vera Thiumvillae effigies sum, reddita docti artificis manibus, quam modo Galli tenes, dum tamen expugnor, cecidit fortissimus ille Stroza Italum Petrus gloria summa ducum.. Nicolas Beatrizet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought17 April 1558lasted 2 months
WhereThionville, France49.359N, 6.169E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsHoly Roman Empire; Spanish EmpireagainstKingdom of France
Part ofItalian War of 1551–15591551 to 1559

Where it sits in the Italian War of 1551–1559

Siege of Mirandola, 1551Siege of Metz, 1553Siege of Thérouanne, 1553Battle of Marciano, 1554Siege of Vesoul, 1557Siege of Thionville, 1558Battle of Gravelines, 155815511558Siege of Thionville, 1558
7 placed engagements of the Italian War of 1551–1559 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date17 April 1558
to 23 June 1558
PlaceThionville, France
49.359N, 6.169E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength50 culverins or other artillery pieces–
Casualties and losses400 dead; wounded
Commanders
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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 5 times between 1558 and 1870.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1558

Siege of Thionville 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 Q3486028, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Thionville (1558), revision 1383778444, 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.