Siege of Lille (1667)
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| Siege of Lille | |||||||
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| Part of the War of Devolution | |||||||
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| France | Spain | ||||||
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| Louis XIV Vauban |
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The Siege of Lille was a siege of the city of Lille during the War of Devolution. Louis XIV's forces besieged the city from August 28 to September 25, 1667. It was the only major engagement of the war.
Lille was the first major victory for Vauban’s siege techniques.
