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Siege of Lons-le-Saunier 1637

Siege of Lons-le-Saunier: Rue des arcades
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date4 June 1637 – 2 July 1637Wikidata
Year1637Wikidata P580 (start time)
EraEarly modern (1500–1799)derived from year
LocationFranceNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictThirty Years' WarWikidata P361
Coordinates46.6744, 5.5539Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Siege of Lons-le-Saunier was a siege that took place from around 4 June to 2 July 1637 during the Ten Years' War, the Franche-Comté episode of the Thirty Years' War. It opposed the French troops of the Duke of Longueville to the Comtois regiment of Christophe de Raincourt and ended in a French victory.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Lons-le-Saunier (revision 1373668803), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

46.6744, 5.5539 · France

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