Siege of Thionville | |||||||
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Part of Italian War of 1551–59 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kingdom of France | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Jean Carrebe |
Francis, Duke of Guise seigneur de Vieilleville Piero Strozzi † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
3,000 50 culverins or other artillery pieces[1] |
12,000-14,000[2] 30,000[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,500[1] |
400 dead 1,000 wounded[1] |
The siege of Thionville was the siege of the town of Thionville during the Italian War of 1551–59. It was held by the Spanish against a French force under Francis, Duke of Guise and others. It lasted from 17 April to 23 June 1558 and resulted in a French victory.