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Charles Bonaventure de Longueval participated in the siege of Doullens, Picardy, France in 1595. The siege of Doullens, also known as the Spanish capture of Doullens or the storming of Doullens, took place between 14 and 31 July 1595, as part of the Franco-Spanish War (1595-1598), in the context of the French Wars of Religion.
1595–1598: sometimes known simply as the "Franco-Spanish War of 1595–1598", [180] sometimes also taken together with the 1589–1594 period as the "Ninth War" [8] [9] [2] 17 January 1595: Henry IV of France declared war on Philip II of Spain after discovering another Spanish plot to invade France [180] June 1595: Battle of Fontaine-Française
The Battle of Fontaine-Française occurred on 5 June 1595 between the French royal forces of King Henry IV of France and troops of Spain and the Catholic League commanded by Juan Fernández de Velasco and Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, during the eighth and final war (1585–1598) of the French Wars of Religion.
The siege of Calais of 1596, also known as the Spanish conquest of Calais, took place at the strategic port-city of Calais (present-day northern France), between 8 and 24 April 1596, as part of the Franco-Spanish War (1595–1598), in the context of the French Wars of Religion, the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604), and the Eighty Years' War.
This is a list of wars involving modern France from the abolition of the French monarchy and the establishment of the French First Republic on 21 September 1792 until the current Fifth Republic. For wars involving the Kingdom of France (987–1792), see List of wars involving the Kingdom of France. For pre-987 wars, see List of wars involving ...
Events from the year 1595 in France. Incumbents. Monarch – Henry IV [1] Events. 8 to 24 April – Siege of Calais; 5 June – Battle of Fontaine-Française;
The siege of Le Catelet, also known as the Capture of Le Catelet, took place at the stronghold of Le Catelet, in Picardy, between 20 and 26 June 1595, as part of the Franco-Spanish War (1595-1598) in the context of the French Wars of Religion.
The siege of Amiens (French: Siège d'Amiens) was a siege and battle fought during the Franco-Spanish War (1595–1598), as part of both the French Wars of Religion and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604), between 13 May and 25 September 1597. [12] The Spanish, who had sent a large army in March, had captured the city of Amiens easily in a ruse ...