Siege of Salses

Siege of Salses
	Part of the Thirty Years' War and the ; Franco-Spanish War (1635–59)
Date	9 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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