First Siege of Corbie

First Siege of Corbie
Part of the Thirty Years' War and the Franco-Spanish War (1635–59)
Illustration showing the Spanish sieging Corbie
Date 7–15 August 1636 Location Corbie, France Result Imperial-Spanish victory
Belligerents
France	Spain  Holy Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Louis, Count of Soissons	Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand Prince of Carignano Ottavio Piccolomini
Strength
14,000[1][a]	18,000[2]–25,000[3]
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The First Siege of Corbie took place from the 7th to the 15th of August, 1636 during the Thirty Years' War and the Franco-Spanish War (1635–59) where a Spanish army under the Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand and his lieutenant Prince of Carignano successfully capture the important French fortress of Corbie. The siege would only last a little over a week with the fortress eventually surrendering after 8 days on the 15th of August. This important siege battle is part of the Crossing of the Somme campaign and caused a chain of events to happen after the siege with the French royal family fleeing Paris in fear of the Spanish tercios and the Cardinal-Infante's advance, which was thought to have been aimed towards the French capital.

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