Siege of Bergues

1658 CE.

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The Siege of Bergues-Saint-Vinox, more simply called the Siege of Bergues, took place from 28 June to 1 July 1658 and ended with the capture of the town by the French armies commanded by Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne, from the Spanish Army of Flanders during the Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659).

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