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Capture of Boulogne-sur-Mer

England · Warfare / England War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

6Records
1544–1546Date range
6Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1544

Edward Clinton Lincoln, 1st14 September 1544

Boulogne-sur-Mer · Warfare / England War

Clinton helps Henry VIII capture Boulogne-sur-Mer

Henry VIII14 September 1544

Boulogne-sur-Mer · Warfare / England War

Henry VIII besieges & takes Boulogne-sur-Mer, his only success in the French campaign

Edward Seymour Hertford, 1st14 September 1544

Boulogne-sur-Mer · Warfare / England War

English forces capture Boulogne-sur-Mer during Henry VIII's war with France.

Brandon Suffolk, 1st1544

Boulogne-sur-Mer · Warfare / England War

Brandon captures Boulogne-sur-Mer

John Dudley Northumberland, 1st1544

Boulogne-sur-Mer · Warfare / England War

Captures Boulogne-sur-Mer under Edward Seymour

1546

Howard SurreyJanuary 1546

Boulogne-sur-Mer · Warfare / England War

The French recapture Boulogne-sur-Mer

Names involved

Brandon Suffolk, 1stEdward Clinton Lincoln, 1stEdward Seymour Hertford, 1stHenry VIIIHoward SurreyJohn Dudley Northumberland, 1st

Provenance

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