Siege of Corbie

The Siege of Corbie took place from the 7th to the 15th of August, 1636 during the Thirty Years' War and the Franco-Spanish War (1635–59) where a Spanish army under Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand and his lieutenant Prince of Carignano successfully capture the important French fortress of Corbie. The siege would only last a little over a week with the fortress eventually surrendering after 8 days on the 15th of August. This important siege battle is part of the Crossing of the Somme campaign led by the Cardinal-Infante and caused an important event to happen after the siege with the French royal family fleeing Paris in fear of the Spanish tercios and the Cardinal-Infante's campaign, which was thought to have been aimed towards the French capital.