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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;talerman, post: 3545137, member: 89314&quot;]France CAMBRAI&nbsp; Jean de Montluc, seigneur de Balagny, Governor&nbsp; </p><p>Uniface Siege 10 Patards 1595</p><p><br /></p><p>The archbishopric of Cambrai was in the border territory between France and the Spanish Netherlands. In 1576 the French chased out the pro-Spanish Archbishop of Cambrai,&nbsp; Louis de Berlaymont.&nbsp; In 1581 Francois, Duke of Anjou, the king&#039;s brother took control of Cambrai and appointed&nbsp; Jean de Balagny as Governor. In 1595 Louis de Berlaymont, returned with a Spanish army and laid siege to the town on August 8. This coin was struck in the name of King Henri IV during that siege. The rapacious governor was very unpopular and the citizens eventually opened the gates to the Archbishop.&nbsp; Balagny surrendered on October 7.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]942296[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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