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Siege of Amiens (1597)
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The siege of Amiens (French: Siège d'Amiens) was a siege and battle fought during the Franco-Spanish War (1595–1598), as part of both the French Wars of Religion and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604), between 13 May and 25 September 1597.[12] The Spanish, who had sent a large army in March, had captured the city of Amiens easily in a ruse.[13] Henry IV of France, after the surprise of the capture, immediately and quickly built up an army which included a large English force and besieged Amiens on 13 May.[14]
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Part of the Franco-Spanish War (1595–1598) & Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
12,000 infantry
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29,000 infantry | ||||||
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600 killed or wounded[9] |
2,000 killed or wounded,[10] 5,000 surrendered[11] |
An attempted relief force sent under the command of Ernst von Mansfeld and the Archduke of Austria repeatedly failed to dislodge the besiegers and afterwards the Spanish relief force retreated.[5] Amiens ultimately fell back into Henry's hands with the surrender of the entire Spanish force.[15][16] As a result of the victory, Henry was in a strong position to enact the Edict of Nantes and to negotiate the peace of Vervins which was signed with Spain the following spring.[17][18] The siege was the last major military event in the Franco-Spanish War as well as the French Wars of Religion.[9][19]