Siege of Lille
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The <entity_2> took place during the <entity_0>. Louis XIV's forces besieged <entity_5> from <entity_3> to <entity_1>. <entity_5> was the first major victory for Vauban’s <entity_6> techniques. After taking Charleroi, Tournai and Douai, French troops laid <entity_6> to <entity_5>, at that time part of the county of Flanders under Spanish rule. After the capture of <entity_5> in 1304 by Philip IV the Fair, <entity_5>, Douai and Bethune remained in the possession of Flanders, but had to pay an annual rent to <entity_4>. Louis XIV was intent on the final incorporation of <entity_5> into <entity_4>. On <entity_1>, comte de Bruay, the governor of the province, told the magistrate of <entity_5> that it was necessary to increase the custody of <entity_5> and rejuvenate its composition; increase military reserves, fix and enhance capacity; and organize the facilities for poor people. On <entity_3> the vanguard of the king came to <entity_5> and immediately proceeded to the <entity_6> works. According to the agreement of Aachen in 1668 <entity_5> was finally annexed to <entity_4>.
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