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French Recapture of Calais

Type Event Region France Time 1558

In January 1558, François, Duke of Guise, besieged and captured Calais, ending England's last continental stronghold held since 1347.…

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  1. 1558Calais · FranceThe Duke of Guise led a Franco–Holy Roman Empire allied army to besiege Calais, cutting off English supply lines; the English garrison under Lord Thomas Wentworth was inferior in both numbers and supplies.
  2. 1558Calais · FranceWith supplies exhausted and no relief, Calais surrendered on January 7; England lost its last fortress on the European continent since the Hundred Years' War, and Queen Mary I reportedly said upon hearing the news that if Calais were lost, she wished it inscribed on her tombstone.

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