Siege of Saint-Omer
The Siege of Saint-Omer (24 May – 16 July 1638) was a siege in the Thirty Years' War in which a French army under Gaspard III de Coligny, Maréchal de Châtillon, laid siege to the Flemish city of Saint-Omer, defended by a small garrison in command of Lancelot II Schetz, count of Grobbendonck. Despite several initial successes in the capture of the minor forts around Saint-Omer, on the night of 8/9 June a Spanish relief army under Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano surprised Châtillon's troops and established a small fort in the middle of the French lines. An entire army corps under Maréchal de La Force was ordered to move towards Saint-Omer to support Châtillon siege, but on 12 July a further Imperial-Spanish force commanded by Ottavio Piccolomini entered Saint-Omer, resolving the French m
1638 in BelgiumBlaise Francois PaganFrançois d'Aubusson de La FeuilladeGeorges d'Aubusson de La FeuilladeGuillaume de Lamboy, Baron of CortesheimHenry Gage (soldier)Lancelot II SchetzList of battles involving France in the Ancien RégimeList of siegesList of wars involving SpainSaint OmerTimeline of Belgian history
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Siege of Saint-Omer
The Siege of Saint-Omer (24 May – 16 July 1638) was a siege in the Thirty Years' War in which a French army under Gaspard III de Coligny, Maréchal de Châtillon, laid siege to the Flemish city of Saint-Omer, defended by a small garrison in command of Lancelot II Schetz, count of Grobbendonck. Despite several initial successes in the capture of the minor forts around Saint-Omer, on the night of 8/9 June a Spanish relief army under Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano surprised Châtillon's troops and established a small fort in the middle of the French lines. An entire army corps under Maréchal de La Force was ordered to move towards Saint-Omer to support Châtillon siege, but on 12 July a further Imperial-Spanish force commanded by Ottavio Piccolomini entered Saint-Omer, resolving the French m
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Het Beleg van Sint-Omaars was ...... de van de Dertigjarige Oorlog.
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The Siege of Saint-Omer (24 Ma ...... e French marshals to withdraw.
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1638-07-16
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Spanish victory
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10,000 infantry,
16,000 infantry and cavalry
20,000 infantry and cavalry
3,000 cavalry
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The relief of Saint-Omer by Peter Snayers. Oil on canvas. Museo del Prado, Madrid.
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Siege of Saint-Omer
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Franco-Spanish War (1635-1659)
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Saint-Omer and its outskirts, Spanish Netherlands
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Spanish victory
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