Siege of Marseille

Name: Siege of Marseille
Start: 1524

1524 CE.

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The Siege of Marseille (1524) was conducted in August and September 1524 as part of a larger conflict known as the Italian War of 1521–1526 by a Habsburg army, commanded by the Frenchman Charles de Bourbon and the Spaniard Fernando de Avalos. The operation was a failure for the besiegers, who withdrew under the threat of a French relief army commanded by King Francis I in person .

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