Historical place archive

Douai in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Douai in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

5 records5 event labels4 people1305–1787

Historical events in Douai

1305

1305
Rule of Douai
Philip IV · Military

The Captians annexe Lille, Douai & Bethune

1667

1667
Capture of Douai
Henri de la Tour dAuvergne Auvergne · War of Devolution

Turenne captures Lille, Charleroi, Tournai, and Douai in a campaign the French remember as the "promenade militaire"

1667
Promenade Militaire
Henri de la Tour dAuvergne Auvergne · War of Devolution

Turenne captures Lille, Charleroi, Tournai, and Douai in a campaign the French remember as the "promenade militaire"

1712

September 1712
Recapture of Douai
Claude Louis Hector Villars · War of the Spanish Succession

Villars recaptures Douai after the victory at Denain.

1787

17 October 1787
Lieutenant
Napoleon I · Military

Joins his regiment at Douai

Provenance

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