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Siege of Ypres

Siege of Ypres was a siege conducted on 8 August 1383 at Ypres, in what is now Belgium. It was part of the Despenser's Crusade, which ran from 1382 to 1383. The recorded result: Ypres successfully defends. Recorded strength: ~20,000 against Unknown.

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Fought8 August 1383
WhereYpres, Belgium50.850N, 2.883E
OutcomeYpres successfully defends
BelligerentsCity of Ypres; County of Flanders; Kingdom of FranceagainstKingdom of England; Ghent rebels
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofDespenser's Crusade1382 to 1383

Record

Date8 August 1383
to 8 August 1383
PlaceYpres, Belgium
50.850N, 2.883E
KindSiege, medieval
Strength~20,000Unknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Louis II, Count of Flanders
  • Henry le Despenser
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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 30 times between 1382 and 1918.

Elsewhere in 1383

Siege of Ypres is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 243 in present-day Belgium.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16931481, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Ypres (1383), revision 1370746531, 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.