Siege of Oudenaarde

Siege of Oudenaarde
	Part of the Revolt of Ghent
	; Map of the city from the mid-sixteenth century, before the building of its trace italienne fortifications
Date	14–24 April 1452
Location	Oudenaarde, East Flanders (modern-day Belgium)
Result	Burgundian victory
Belligerents
Burgundian State	Ghent rebels
Commanders and leaders
Philip the Good; Simon de Lalaing; John II, Count of Nevers	3 unnamed captains
Casualties and losses
	c. 3,000

The siege of Oudenaarde took place in 1452. It was one of the major engagements in the Revolt of Ghent (1449–53). The city was besieged by forces of the rebellious city of Ghent and defended by forces led by Simon de Lalaing, one of the leading captains of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy. The siege included one of the largest artillery bombardments then seen in Europe. The relief of the town by forces under Philip and his allies opened the way for an attack on Ghent by the Burgundian forces. In 1453 the rebels were defeated at the Battle of Gavere.