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The Siege of Calais of 1596, also known as the Spanish conquest of Calais, took place at the strategic port-city of Calais (present-day Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France), between April 8-24, 1596, as part of the Franco-Spanish War (1595-1598), in the context of the French Wars of Religion, the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604), and the Eighty Years' War.

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  • The Siege of Calais of 1596, also known as the Spanish conquest of Calais, took place at the strategic port-city of Calais (present-day Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France), between April 8-24, 1596, as part of the Franco-Spanish War (1595-1598), in the context of the French Wars of Religion, the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604), and the Eighty Years' War.
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  • Siege of Calais (1596)
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  • 5,000 dead
  • Thousands of dead or prisoners
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  • Kingdom of France
  • Supported by:
  • United Provinces
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  • Decisive Spanish victory
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  • 12,000–15,000
  • Calais: About 7,000 men
  • Relief forces: Unknown
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