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Siege of Valenciennes

Siege of Valenciennes was a siege conducted on 28 February 1677 at Valenciennes, in what is now France; it lasted 17 days. It was part of the Franco-Dutch War, which ran from 1672 to 1678. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 35,000 against 1,150 plus 2,000–3,000 auxiliaries.

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Prise de Valenciennes. 17 mars 1677
Prise de Valenciennes. 17 mars 1677. Jean Alaux, dit le Romain, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought28 February 1677lasted 17 days
WhereValenciennes, France50.358N, 3.523E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsKingdom of FranceagainstSpain
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofFranco-Dutch War1672 to 1678

Where it sits in the Franco-Dutch War

Siege of Nimègue, 1672Siege of Doesburg, 1672Siege of Groenlo, 1672Siege of Coevorden, 1672Siege of Groningen, 1672Battle of Woerden, 1672Siege of Charleroi, 1672Siege of Maastricht, 1673First battle of Schooneveld, 1673Siege of Bonn in 1673, 1673Siege of Besançon, 1674Battle of Sinsheim, 1674Invasion of Martinique, 1674Battle of Seneffe, 1674Battle of Entzheim, 1674Battle of Mulhouse, 1674Battle of Turckheim, 1675Battle of Stromboli, 1675Battle of Salzbach, 1675Battle of Konzer Brücke, 1675Battle of Stromboli, 1676Battle of Augusta, 1676Siege of Philippsburg, 1676Siege of Bouchain, 1676Battle of Palermo, 1676Siege of Maastricht, 1676Siege of Valenciennes, 1677First Battle of Tobago, 1677Siege of Saint-Omer, 1677Siege of Cambrai, 1677Battle of Cassel, 1677Battle of San Leonardello, 1677Siege of Freiburg, 1677Second Battle of Tobago, 1677Action of 1678, 1678Siege of Ypres, 1678Battle of Rheinfelden, 1678Battle of Saint-Denis, 167816721678Siege of Valenciennes, 1677
39 placed engagements of the Franco-Dutch War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date28 February 1677
to 17 March 1677
PlaceValenciennes, France
50.358N, 3.523E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength35,0001,150 plus 2,000–3,000 auxiliaries
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 9 times between 1455 and 1918.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1677

Siege of Valenciennes is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3108282, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Valenciennes (1676–1677), revision 1384251717, 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.