siege, early modern
Siege of Tournai
Siege of Tournai was a siege conducted on 21 June 1667 at Tournai, in what is now Belgium; it lasted 5 days. It was part of the War of Devolution, which ran from 1667 to 1668. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 35,000 against ~400 soldiers; 4 companies of burghers.
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Where it sits in the War of Devolution
Record
| Date | 21 June 1667 to 26 June 1667 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Tournai, Belgium 50.600N, 3.383E | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Strength | 35,000 | ~400 soldiers; 4 companies of burghers |
| Commanders | ||
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Tournai 1340, same recorded site
- Battle of Tournay 1794, same recorded site
- Siege of Tournai 1745, same recorded site
- Siege of Tournai 1521, same recorded site
- Siege of Tournai 1581, same recorded site
Contested ground: this site was fought over 9 times between 1340 and 1794.
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Charleroi 31 May 1667
- All 4 engagements of War of Devolution
Elsewhere in 1667
- Raid on the Medway United Kingdom
- Battle of Podhajce Ukraine
- Battle of Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Recapture of Fort Zeelandia Suriname
- Siege of Douai France
Siege of Tournai is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 243 in present-day Belgium.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3486044, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Tournai (1667), revision 1370745948, 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.