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Siege of Thionville

Siege of Thionville was a siege conducted on 16 June 1643 at Thionville, in what is now Spain; it lasted 53 days. It was part of the Franco-Spanish War, which ran from 1635 to 1659. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 50,000 against 2,800.

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Siège de Thionville par le duc d'Enghien (estampe).
Siège de Thionville par le duc d'Enghien (estampe).. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought16 June 1643lasted 53 days
WhereThionville, Spain49.358N, 6.168E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsKingdom of FranceagainstSpain
Casualties and lossesUnknownand1,600
Part ofFranco-Spanish War1635 to 1659

Where it sits in the Franco-Spanish War

Siege of Hirson, 1636Siege of Le Catelet, 1636Siege of La Capelle, 1636Crossing of the Somme, 1636First siege of Corbie, 1636Siege of Leucate, 1637Battle of Mombaldone, 1637Siege of Breme, 1638Siege of Fuenterrabía, 1638Battle of Getaria, 1638Battle of Vado, 1638Battle of Santoña Bay, 1639Battle of Cádiz, 1640Sieges of Aire-sur-la-Lys, 1641Battle of La Marfée, 1641Battle of Honnecourt, 1642Battle of Barcelona, 1642Battle of Rocroi, 1643Siege of Thionville, 1643Siege of Cartagena, 1643Battle of Cartagena, 1643Siege of Roses, 1645Battle of Orbetello, 1646Battle of Charenton, 1649Action of 23 November 1650, 1650Bataille de Rethel-Beaulieu, 1650Capture of the galleon Lion Couronné, 1651Siege of Conhac, 1651Siege of Étampes, 1652Battle of the Faubourg St Antoine, 1652Siege of Mouzon, 1653Battle of Bordeaux, 1653Battle of Bordils, 1653Capture of Fort Rocher, 1654Battle of Arras, 1654Siege of Pavia, 1655Battle of Valenciennes, 1656Siege of Alessandria (1657), 1657Siege of Dunkirk, 1658Siege of Bergues, 165816361658Siege of Thionville, 1643
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Record

Date16 June 1643
to 8 August 1643
PlaceThionville, Spain
49.358N, 6.168E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength50,0002,800
Casualties and lossesUnknown1,600
Commanders
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1558 and 1870.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1643

Siege of Thionville is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q56309499, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Thionville (1643), revision 1370745791, 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.