Siege of Mons
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The siege of Mons of 1572 took place at Mons, capital of the County of Hainaut, Spanish Netherlands, between 23 June and 19 September 1572, as part of the Eighty Years' War and the French Wars of Religion. In the spring of 1572, after the capture of Valenciennes by a Protestant force under Louis of Nassau, the Dutch commander continued with his offensive and took Mons by surprise on 24 May. After three months of siege, and the defeats of the armies of Jean de Hangest, seigneur d'Yvoy and Genlis, and William the Silent, Prince of Orange (Dutch: Willem van Oranje), by the Spanish army led by Don Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba, Governor-General of the Spanish Netherlands, and his son, Don Fadrique de Toledo, Louis of Nassau's forces, isolated and without any hope of help, surrendered Mons to the Duke of Alba on 19 September.
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | Siege of Thuin | siege | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1424 | Siege of Mons | military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1572 | Siege of Mons | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1572 | Battle of Hautrage | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1578 | Siege of Binche | siege, Union of Brussels, Army of Flanders | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1674 | Battle of Seneffe | Holy Roman Empire, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1678 | Battle of Saint-Denis | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1691 | Siege of Mons | Holy Roman Empire, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1691 | Battle of Leuze | battle, Kingdom of England | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1692 | Battle of Steenkerque | battle, Kingdom of England | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1697 | Siege of Ath | Holy Roman Empire, battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1709 | Battle of Malplaquet | battle, Kingdom of Great Britain | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1745 | Siege of Ath | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1746 | Siege of Mons | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1792 | Battle of Quiévrain | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1792 | Battle of Jemappes | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1793 | Siege of Condé | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1793 | Siege of Maubeuge | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1793 | Battle of Wattignies | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1794 | Battle of Grandreng | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1794 | Battle of Erquelinnes | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1794 | Siege of Condé | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1815 | Siege of Maubeuge | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1914 | Battle of Mons | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1914 | Siege of Maubeuge | siege | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fort de la Haine | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort de Thivencelle | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Ouvrage Eth | petit ouvrage | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Redoute de la Haine | redoubt | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Redoute de Macou | redoubt | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Redoute du Jard | redoubt | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1934 | Ouvrage Bersillies | petit ouvrage | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1934 | Ouvrage La Salmagne | petit ouvrage, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | Fort de Leveau | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Mons Memorial Museum | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Ancienne tour du Guet | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Tour Burbant | keep, fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | tour sarrazine | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | tour sarrazine de Saint-Waast | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | 1358 | Valenciennes Tower | fortified tower | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Ontset van Berghen (1572) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Histoire de Belgiques 1842 (152931686) | Commons | ||

