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Siege of Tournai

Siege of Tournai was a siege conducted in May 1303 at Tournai, in what is now Belgium. It was part of the Franco-Flemish War, which ran from 1297 to 1305. The recorded result: Negotiated lifting of the siege.

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FoughtMay 1303
WhereTournai, Belgium50.360N, 3.230E
OutcomeNegotiated lifting of the siege
Belligerents20px Kingdom of Franceagainst20px County of Flanders
Part ofFranco-Flemish War1297 to 1305

Where it sits in the Franco-Flemish War

Battle of Furnes, 1297Bruges Matins, 1302Battle of the Golden Spurs, 1302Battle of Arques, 1303Siege of Tournai, 1303Battle of Zierikzee, 1304Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle, 130412971304Siege of Tournai, 1303
7 placed engagements of the Franco-Flemish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateMay 1303 (month precision)
to 1303
PlaceTournai, Belgium
50.360N, 3.230E
KindSiege, medieval
Siege of TournaiSiege of TournaiSiege of MarchiennesSiege of BouchainSiege of BouchainSiege of DouaiSiege of DouaiSiege of MarchiennesSiege of BouchainSiege of DouaiBrusselsLilleAntwerpenRouenReimsBruggeAmiensCalais100 km50.360N, 3.230E
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Elsewhere in 1303

Siege of Tournai is one of 600 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 267 in present-day Belgium.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q96405658, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Tournai (1303), revision 1378003026, 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.