Siege of Boulogne (1544)

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The Siege of Boulogne (1544) was a major English operation during Henry VIII’s campaign in northern France, resulting in the capture of the fortified port city of Boulogne from the French.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the Italian Wars ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
siege ⓘ
commandedBy Henry VIII of England ⓘ
followedBy English occupation of Boulogne (1544–1550) ⓘ
Treaty of Ardres ⓘ
hasAlternativeName English siege of Boulogne (1544) ⓘ
Siege of Boulogne ⓘ
hasBelligerent Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
hasCategory Battles involving England ⓘ
Battles involving France ⓘ
Conflicts in 1544 ⓘ
hasCommander Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk ⓘ
François de Bourbon, Count of Enghien ⓘ
French royal officers of Francis I ⓘ
Henry VIII of England ⓘ
John Dudley, Viscount Lisle ⓘ
Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk ⓘ
hasContext rivalry between Francis I of France and Henry VIII of England ⓘ
hasCountry Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
hasEndDate 1544-09-14 ⓘ
hasLocation Boulogne ⓘ
linked to: Boulogne-sur-Mer

Boulogne-sur-Mer ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
northern France ⓘ
hasObjective capture of the fortified port of Boulogne ⓘ
hasOutcome capture of Boulogne by England ⓘ
occupation of Boulogne by English forces ⓘ
hasParticipant English Army ⓘ
French royal garrison of Boulogne ⓘ
hasResult English victory ⓘ
hasSignificance major operation of Henry VIII’s last French war ⓘ
secured an English foothold on the French coast ⓘ
hasStartDate 1544-07-19 ⓘ
hasStrategicImportance control of Channel port opposite the English coast ⓘ
hasTheatre French front of the Italian Wars ⓘ
hasType siege warfare ⓘ
partOf Henry VIII’s 1544 French campaign ⓘ
Italian War of 1542–1546 ⓘ
precededBy English invasion of France in 1544 ⓘ
tookPlaceDuringReignOf Francis I of France ⓘ
Henry VIII of England ⓘ
tookPlaceIn 16th century ⓘ
usedWarfareType artillery bombardment ⓘ
mining and counter-mining ⓘ
trench approaches ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Italian War of 1542–1546 → hasBattle → Siege of Boulogne (1544) ⓘ
Siege of Boulogne (1544) → hasAlternativeName → English siege of Boulogne (1544) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Boulogne (1544)
Siege of Montreuil (1544) → relatedTo → Siege of Boulogne (1544) ⓘ
Treaty of Ardres → relatedTo → siege of Boulogne (1544) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Boulogne (1544)
Anglo-French Wars of the 16th century → hasPart → Siege of Boulogne (1544–1546) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Boulogne (1544)