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Siege of Boulogne-sur-Mer

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

9Records
1522–1549Date range
7Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1522

Thomas Howard Norfolk, 3rd1522

Boulogne-sur-Mer · Warfare / England War

Leads a siege of Boulogne-sur-Mer

1532

Edward Clinton Lincoln, 1st1532

Boulogne-sur-Mer · Warfare / England War

Clinton joins the retinue of King Henry VIII at Boulogne-sur-Mer & Calais

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

Brandon Suffolk, 1st1544

Boulogne-sur-Mer · Warfare / England War

Brandon helps capture Boulogne-sur-Mer

John Dudley Northumberland, 1st1544

Boulogne-sur-Mer · Warfare / England War

Dudley helps capture Boulogne-sur-Mer under Edward Seymour

Edward Seymour Hertford, 1st1544

Boulogne-sur-Mer · Warfare / England War

Edward Seymour takes part in Henry VIII's campaign against Boulogne-sur-Mer.

1546

Howard SurreyJanuary 1546

Boulogne-sur-Mer · Warfare / England War

The French recapture Boulogne-sur-Mer

1549

Edward Clinton Lincoln, 1st1549

Boulogne-sur-Mer · Warfare / England War

Clinton successfully defends Boulogne-sur-Mer against a French siege from 1549 to 1550

Names involved

Brandon Suffolk, 1stEdward Clinton Lincoln, 1stEdward Seymour Hertford, 1stHenry VIIIHoward SurreyJohn Dudley Northumberland, 1stThomas Howard Norfolk, 3rd

Provenance

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