The siege of Namur can refer to a number of sieges of the city of

Namur Namur (; ; ) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is the capital both of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration. Namur stands at the confl ...

in Belgium: * Siege of Namur (1577) -

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takes the citadel by surprise * Siege of Namur (1692) by the French (under Louis XIV and Vauban) *

Siege of Namur (1695) The 1695 siege of Namur or second siege of Namur took place during the Nine Years' War between 2 July and 4 September 1695. Its capture by the French in the Siege of Namur (1692), 1692 siege and recapture by the Grand Alliance (League of Augs ...

by the Allies (Dutch, English, and Brandenburgers) * Siege of Namur (1746) by the French, during the

War of the Austrian Succession The War of the Austrian Succession was a European conflict fought between 1740 and 1748, primarily in Central Europe, the Austrian Netherlands, Italian Peninsula, Italy, the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Related conflicts include King Ge ...

* Siege of Namur (1792) by the French, during the

War of the First Coalition The War of the First Coalition () was a set of wars that several European powers fought between 1792 and 1797, initially against the Constitutional Cabinet of Louis XVI, constitutional Kingdom of France and then the French First Republic, Frenc ...

* Siege of Namur (1914) by the Germans, during World War I

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