1667
Capture of Charleroi
Turenne captures Lille, Charleroi, Tournai, and Douai in a campaign the French remember as the "promenade militaire"
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Turenne captures Lille, Charleroi, Tournai, and Douai in a campaign the French remember as the "promenade militaire"
Vauban directs the siege works used to reduce the fortified city of Charleroi.
Villeroi begins the French siege of Charleroi during the final phase of the 1693 campaign.
Villeroi completes the siege and takes Charleroi for France.
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