Siege of Thérouanne (1513)

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The Siege of Thérouanne (1513) was a key engagement of the War of the League of Cambrai in which English forces under Henry VIII besieged and captured the French-held town of Thérouanne in northern France.

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instanceOf military engagement
siege
commandedBy Antoine de Créquy
Henry VIII of England
Louis II de la Trémoille
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
conflictIn Italian Wars
followedBy Battle of the Spurs
hasAftermath eventual demolition of Thérouanne’s fortifications by Imperial forces
hasAllegiance League of Cambrai
hasAlternativeName Siege of Therouanne
hasBelligerent England
France
Holy Roman Empire
hasCause English invasion of France in 1513
hasCommander Antoine de Créquy
Henry VIII of England
Louis II de la Trémoille
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
hasCountryAtTime Kingdom of France
hasEndTime 1513-08-22
hasHistoricalEra Renaissance
hasHistoricalPeriod early 16th century
hasLanguageOfBelligerents English
French
German
hasLocation Artois
Kingdom of France
Thérouanne
northern France
hasMonarchOfAttacker Henry VIII of England
hasMonarchOfDefender Louis XII of France
hasNotableFeature cooperation between English and Imperial forces
personal presence of Henry VIII in the field
use of English artillery against town fortifications
hasObjective capture of the French-held town of Thérouanne
hasOutcome capture of Thérouanne by English and Imperial forces
hasParticipant Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
hasPointInTime 1513
hasResult English and Imperial victory
hasSignificantEvent Battle of the Spurs
hasStartTime 1513-08-04
hasStrategicImportance threatened French communications in Artois and Flanders
hasTheatre Western European theatre of the Italian Wars
isPartOfCampaign Henry VIII’s 1513 French campaign
opposedBy Kingdom of France
partOf War of the League of Cambrai
precededBy English landing at Calais in 1513

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Sir John Seymour participatedIn Siege of Thérouanne (1513)