Siege of Salses

Siege of Salses
Part of the Thirty Years' War and the
Franco-Spanish War (1635–59)
Date9 June 1639 – 6 January 1640
Location
Salses, Northern Catalonia, Spanish Empire (present-day France)
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
 France  Spain
Commanders and leaders
Henri, Prince of Condé Filippo Spinola
Strength
16,000 men (first siege)
22,000 men (second siege)		 40,000 men (second siege)
Casualties and losses
3,000+ casualties Unknown

The siege of Salses (1639–1640) was a double siege during the Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659), starting with a French success, but ending with a Spanish victory.

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