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Siege of Charleroi

Siege of Charleroi was a siege conducted in 1672 at Charleroi, in what is now Belgium. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Charleroi. It was part of the Franco-Dutch War, which ran from 1672 to 1678. The recorded result: French victory.

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Fought1672
WhereCharleroi, Belgium50.417N, 4.444E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsDutch RepublicagainstKingdom of France
Part ofFranco-Dutch War1672 to 1678

Where it sits in the Franco-Dutch War

Siege of Nimègue, 1672Siege of Doesburg, 1672Siege of Groenlo, 1672Siege of Coevorden, 1672Siege of Groningen, 1672Battle of Woerden, 1672Siege of Charleroi, 1672Siege of Maastricht, 1673First battle of Schooneveld, 1673Siege of Bonn in 1673, 1673Siege of Besançon, 1674Battle of Sinsheim, 1674Invasion of Martinique, 1674Battle of Seneffe, 1674Battle of Entzheim, 1674Battle of Mulhouse, 1674Battle of Turckheim, 1675Battle of Stromboli, 1675Battle of Salzbach, 1675Battle of Konzer Brücke, 1675Battle of Stromboli, 1676Battle of Augusta, 1676Siege of Philippsburg, 1676Siege of Bouchain, 1676Battle of Palermo, 1676Siege of Maastricht, 1676Siege of Valenciennes, 1677First Battle of Tobago, 1677Siege of Saint-Omer, 1677Siege of Cambrai, 1677Battle of Cassel, 1677Battle of San Leonardello, 1677Siege of Freiburg, 1677Second Battle of Tobago, 1677Action of 1678, 1678Siege of Ypres, 1678Battle of Rheinfelden, 1678Battle of Saint-Denis, 167816721678Siege of Charleroi, 1672
39 placed engagements of the Franco-Dutch War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1672 (year precision)
to 1672
PlaceCharleroi, Belgium
50.417N, 4.444E
KindSiege, early modern
Commanders
Siege of CharleroiSiege of CharleroiSiege of CharleroiSiege of CharleroiBattle of CharleroiBattle of ThimeonBattle of GosseliesSiege of CharleroiBrusselsLilleCologneAntwerpenLuxembourgDüsseldorfSaarbrückenReims100 km50.417N, 4.444E
Placed at Charleroi; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Siege of Charleroi is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 267 in present-day Belgium.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q114839728, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Charleroi (1672), revision 1370740155, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.