Siege of Tournai (1303) 1303
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1303 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Medieval (500–1499) | derived from year |
| Location | France | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Franco-Flemish War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | County of Flanders, Kingdom of France | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 50.3600, 3.2300 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The siege of Tournai was an event of the Franco-Flemish War in 1303.
Following French defeat at the Battle of the Golden Spurs, the Flemish army entered France, burning the town of Thérouanne and laying siege to Tournai. A French army of 1,400 men led by Foulques du Merle and reinforced by soldiers of John II, Count of Holland, arrived to bolster the city's defences in June 1303. The Flemish campaign lasted forty-seven days.
The siege was ended by negotiations between Philip IV of France and the Flemish, in which the French agreed to release their prisoner, Guy, Count of Flanders, in return for the lifting of the siege.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Tournai (1303) (revision 1378003026), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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