| Siege of Morlaix | |||||||
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| Part of the French Wars of Religion | |||||||
&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Rempart_Morlaix.jpg) Ramparts of the old wall of Morlaix | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 French Royal Army England |
 Spain&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Emblem_of_the_Papacy_SE.svg){kind=small} Catholic League | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Pavillon_royal_de_la_France.png){kind=small} Marshal D'Aumont John Norreys Martin Frobisher |
Juan del Águila Duke of Mercœur | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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5,000
| unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Low | Garrison surrendered[4] | ||||||
The siege of Morlaix took place from 6 September to 17 September 1594 during the French Wars of Religion and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604).[5] The siege was fought between the French Royal army under Marshal D'Aumont reinforced by an English contingent under Sir John Norreys who besieged the town of Morlaix, which was held by the combined forces of Spain and the Catholic League of France.[6] A relief force of Spanish troops under the Juan del Águila and another of Leaguers under the Duke of Mercœur were turned back by an English force under John Norreys.[7] With the arrival of a fleet of English ships under Martin Frobisher the garrison swiftly surrendered.[3][8]
- ^ Lardner, Dionysius (1835). The Cabinet Cyclopaedia: History Volume 48. pp. 36–37.
- ^ Malham, John (1815). The Grand National History of England: Civil and Ecclesiastical, from the Earliest Period of Genuine Record to the Year 1815. T. Kelly. p. 472.
- ^ a b Fissel p 230
- ^ Ungerer p.17
- ^ MacCaffrey pp 193
- ^ Hadfield & Hammond p 42-43
- ^ Nolan pp 210-13
- ^ Bicheno pp 279-80