capture of Calais (1558)

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The capture of Calais (1558) was the French seizure of the last major English stronghold in mainland France, ending over two centuries of English control of the port.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs French capture of Calais (1558) ⓘ
belligerent England ⓘ
France ⓘ
cause English distraction by war with Scotland and alliance with Spain ⓘ
French offensive during the Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ
combatantStrength large French army under Francis, Duke of Guise ⓘ
relatively small English garrison ⓘ
commander Francis, Duke of Guise ⓘ
Thomas Wentworth, 2nd Baron Wentworth ⓘ
conflict Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ
conflictType siege warfare ⓘ
countryInvolved Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
date January 1558 ⓘ
endTime 8 January 1558 ⓘ
followedBy Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis ⓘ
hasPart siege of Calais (1558) ⓘ
siege of Guînes (1558) ⓘ
siege of Ham (1558) ⓘ
historicalPeriod 16th century ⓘ
historicalRegion Pale of Calais ⓘ
location Calais ⓘ
Pale of Calais ⓘ
northern France ⓘ
longTermConsequence English focus shifts toward naval power and overseas expansion ⓘ
permanent French control of Calais after 1558 ⓘ
monarchOfBelligerent Henry II of France ⓘ
Mary I of England ⓘ
outcomeForEngland loss of key continental bridgehead ⓘ
outcomeForFrance recovery of long-contested port city ⓘ
partOf Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ
precededBy Anglo-French conflicts over Boulogne and Picardy ⓘ
relatedEvent Hundred Years' War ⓘ
relatedPlace Guînes ⓘ
Ham (Pale of Calais) ⓘ
result French annexation of Calais ⓘ
French victory ⓘ
end of English rule in Calais ⓘ
loss of last major English stronghold in mainland France ⓘ
significance ended over two centuries of English control of Calais ⓘ
marked the end of substantial English territorial possessions in France ⓘ
strategic shift in control of the English Channel coast ⓘ
startTime 1 January 1558 ⓘ
theaterOfWar Northern European theater of the Italian Wars ⓘ

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Francis, Duke of Guise → notableWork → capture of Calais (1558) ⓘ
Francis, Duke of Guise → participatedIn → siege of Calais (1558) ⓘ
linked to: capture of Calais (1558)
capture of Calais (1558) → hasPart → siege of Calais (1558) ⓘ
linked to: capture of Calais (1558)
capture of Calais (1558) → alsoKnownAs → French capture of Calais (1558) ⓘ
linked to: capture of Calais (1558)
Francis, Duke of Guise → notableEvent → siege of Calais (1558) ⓘ
subject linked to: Francis
linked to: capture of Calais (1558)