French campaign in the Spanish Netherlands (1667)

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The French campaign in the Spanish Netherlands (1667), also known as the War of Devolution, was Louis XIV’s offensive to seize Habsburg-held territories in the Low Countries, marked by rapid sieges and territorial gains.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf conflict ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
part of the War of Devolution ⓘ
alsoKnownAs War of Devolution ⓘ
belligerent France ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
commander François de Créquy ⓘ
Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne ⓘ
Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban ⓘ
conflictType dynastic war ⓘ
war of conquest ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
endTime 1668 ⓘ
followedBy Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
hasCause French desire to expand its northeastern frontier ⓘ
application of the law of devolution in the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
claims of Louis XIV to parts of the Spanish Netherlands by right of his wife Maria Theresa of Spain ⓘ
historicalPeriod 17th century ⓘ
influenced formation of the Triple Alliance (1668) ⓘ
influencedBy weak position of Spain after the death of Philip IV of Spain ⓘ
involved Triple Alliance (England, Dutch Republic, Sweden) ⓘ
location Low Countries ⓘ
Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
militaryStrategy application of Vauban’s siege techniques ⓘ
use of rapid sieges rather than pitched battles ⓘ
opponent Habsburg Spain ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ
outcome French victory ⓘ
partOf Franco-Spanish conflicts ⓘ
Louis XIV’s wars of expansion ⓘ
reign of Louis XIV of France ⓘ
precededBy Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ
primaryTheater Flanders ⓘ
Hainaut ⓘ
result French territorial gains in the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) ⓘ
international concern over French expansion ⓘ
significantEvent rapid French sieges in the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
siege of Charleroi (1667) ⓘ
siege of Douai (1667) ⓘ
siege of Lille (1667) ⓘ
siege of Tournai (1667) ⓘ
startTime 1667 ⓘ
territorialChange France occupies Charleroi ⓘ
France occupies Douai ⓘ
France occupies Lille ⓘ
France occupies Tournai ⓘ
treaty Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) ⓘ

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

Siege of Tournai (1667) → campaign → French campaign in the Spanish Netherlands (1667) ⓘ
Franco-Swedish phase → hasKeyEvent → French invasion of the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
linked to: French campaign in the Spanish Netherlands (1667)
Battle of Cassel (1677) → partOfCampaign → French campaign in the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
linked to: French campaign in the Spanish Netherlands (1667)
Capture of Charleroi → relatedEvent → French invasion of the Spanish Netherlands (1667) ⓘ
linked to: French campaign in the Spanish Netherlands (1667)
French invasion of Franche-Comté (1668) → precededBy → French offensive in the Spanish Netherlands (1667–1668) ⓘ
linked to: French campaign in the Spanish Netherlands (1667)
Capture of Douai → follows → French invasion of the Spanish Netherlands in 1667 ⓘ
linked to: French campaign in the Spanish Netherlands (1667)
Capture of Douai → partOfCampaign → French campaign in the Spanish Netherlands (War of Devolution) ⓘ
linked to: French campaign in the Spanish Netherlands (1667)