Siege of Cambrai (1677)

Siege of Cambrai
Part of the Franco-Dutch War

The Surrender of Cambrai
Date20 March – 19 April 1677
Location
Result French victory
Belligerents
 France  Spain
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of France Louis XIV
Kingdom of France Duc de Luxembourg
Kingdom of France Vauban
Spain Dom Pedro de Zavala
Strength
35,000 (maximum) 3,000–4,000
Casualties and losses
800 Minimal

The siege of Cambrai took place from 20 March to 19 April 1677 during the 1672–1678 Franco-Dutch War; then part of the Spanish Netherlands, it was invested by a French army under the duc de Luxembourg. Siege operations were supervised by the military engineer Vauban; Louis XIV was nominally in command but played little part in operations.

An attempt by a combined Dutch-Spanish force under William of Orange to relieve the nearby town of Saint-Omer was defeated by Luxembourg at Cassel on 11 April. Cambrai surrendered on 19 April and was ceded to France by Spain in the September 1678 Treaty of Nijmegen.


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