The siege of Leuven (24 June – 4 July 1635) was an important siege in the Thirty Years' War in which a Franco-Dutch army under Frederick Henry of Orange...

was built. Leuven has several times been besieged or occupied by foreign armies; these include the Battle of Leuven (891), the Siege of Leuven (1635) and...

The Sack of Louvain was the German assault on the Belgian town of Leuven (French: Louvain), part of the events collectively known as the Rape of Belgium...

near Maastricht but were held off by well prepared defenses. At the siege of Leuven, the invading Franco-Dutch forces, suffering badly from supply problems...

University of Leuven or Louvain (French: Université catholique de Louvain, Dutch: Katholieke Hogeschool te Leuven, later Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven) was...

follows. Siege of Aratta (c. 2600 BC) this siege is semi or entirely mythical. Siege of Uruk (c. 2580 BC) Siege of Qabra (1780 BC) Siege of Hiritum (1764...

action 1618–1648 Thirty Years' War 1624–1625 Siege of Breda – Spain vs. Holland, England 1635 Siege of Leuven – Spain vs. Holland, France 1637 Battle off...

Leuven. 1547 - Leuven Vulgate edited by Hentenius published in Louvain. 1571 – City Archive relocated to City Hall. 1635 – June–July: Siege of Leuven...

is best remembered for his command of the Spanish army's successful defence of Leuven against a Franco-Dutch siege in 1635. "Mémoires du comte de Mérode...

walls of Brussels - Senne - Seventeen Provinces - Siege of Hulst (1591), Siege of Hulst (1596), Siege of Hulst (1645) - Siege of Leuven - Siege of Namur...

included relieving French sieges of Saint-Omer in 1638 together with Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano and especially of Thionville on 7 July 1639 in...

of Belgian historians Cities in Belgium Timeline of Antwerp Timeline of Bruges Timeline of Brussels Timeline of Ghent Timeline of Leuven Timeline of Liège...

Overijse. 24 June – Siege of Leuven commences. July 4 July – Siege of Leuven raised. 22 July – Gaspard Nemius consecrated bishop of Antwerp in Antwerp...

'the town of Tienen, God, the Sacraments and churches, priests, religious men and women, elderly, women and children'. The Siege of Leuven (24 June –...

This is a chronological list of battles involving the Kingdom of France (987–1792). For pre-987 battles, see List of battles involving the Franks and...

Battle of Leuven, also called the Battle of the River Dyle, was fought in September 891 between East Francia and the Vikings. The existence of this battle...

The Siege of La Capelle took place from the 2nd to the 8th of July in 1636 during the Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) in which a Spanish army under Cardinal-Infante...

Southern Netherlands in support of the Spanish. In July 1635, he took part in the successful relief of Leuven and the capture of Schenkenschanz. He participated...

Empire. Battle of Les Avins 20 May - France defeats Spain. Siege of Leuven 24 June – 4 July - France and the Netherlands fail to capture Leuven from Spain...

University of Leuven (or of Louvain) is the name historians give to the university, or studium generale, founded in Leuven, Brabant (then part of the Burgundian...

The Siege of Antwerp (Dutch: Beleg van Antwerpen, French: Siège d'Anvers, German: Belagerung von Antwerpen) was an engagement between the German and the...

failures. Super-heavy siege guns arrived and destroyed the forts one by one; the last fort surrendered on 16 August. The siege of Liège may have delayed...

managing to extend the Siege of Valenciennes (1567) for several months, the Calvinist rebels proved no match for the troops of Margaret of Parma (delegated...

The Siege of Brno, which occurred from 3 May 3 to 23 August 1645, was the second Swedish siege of the city of Brno in the last years of the Thirty Years'...

Flanders. They were victorious at the Battle of Les Avins against the Spanish, but the Siege of Leuven was a complete failure. In 1641, together with...

The siege of Rheinberg was a 21-day long siege by Frederick Henry, the then Prince of Orange. The siege resulted in a Dutch victory in which the last...

1968 the Catholic University of Leuven split into the Dutch-language Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, which stayed in Leuven, and the French-language Université...

The Siege of Ostend was a three-year siege of the city of Ostend during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War. A Spanish force under Archduke...

In 1098 he was sent to Constantinople with Hugh of Vermandois after the Siege of Antioch, to seek assistance from the Byzantine emperor. He disappeared...

The siege of Maastricht (22 September – 4 November 1794) was a successful siege of the city of Maastricht by the forces of the French First Republic led...