Bombardment of Genoa: Difference between revisions
←Created page with 'The '''Bombardment of Genoa''' was a military event during the War of the Reunions when France bombarded the city of Genoa from the sea between May 18 a...' |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[File:Louis14-Versailles1685.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The [[Doge of Genoa]] at [[Versailles]] on 15 May 1685<br />''Reparation faite à Louis XIV par le Doge de Gênes.15 mai 1685'' by [[Claude Guy Halle]], Versailles]] |
|||
The '''Bombardment of Genoa''' was a military event during the [[War of the Reunions]] when France bombarded the city of [[Genoa]] from the sea between [[May 18]] and [[May 22]] [[1684]]. |
The '''Bombardment of Genoa''' was a military event during the [[War of the Reunions]] when France bombarded the city of [[Genoa]] from the sea between [[May 18]] and [[May 22]] [[1684]]. |
||
== Background == |
|||
The [[Republic of Genova]], was a strategically very important ally of the [[Spanish Empire]], as the Spanish [[Duchy of Milan]] was landlocked. All transport between Spain and Milan went over the port of Genova. Furthermore, the financing of the Spanish crown by the Genovan bankers had made both countries natural allies ever since 1557, when the state bankruptcy of Philip II had ended the reign of the German [[Fuggers]] as Spanish financiers. |
The [[Republic of Genova]], was a strategically very important ally of the [[Spanish Empire]], as the Spanish [[Duchy of Milan]] was landlocked. All transport between Spain and Milan went over the port of Genova. Furthermore, the financing of the Spanish crown by the Genovan bankers had made both countries natural allies ever since 1557, when the state bankruptcy of Philip II had ended the reign of the German [[Fuggers]] as Spanish financiers. |
||
| Line 7: | Line 11: | ||
Without a formal declaration of war, a French fleet commanded by [[Abraham Duquesne]], bombarded the city of Genova between [[May 18]] and [[May 22]] [[1684]]. About 13,000 cannonballs were shot at the city. The French had no intentions to conquer or even enter the city. The only objective was to punish the city and to set an example. |
Without a formal declaration of war, a French fleet commanded by [[Abraham Duquesne]], bombarded the city of Genova between [[May 18]] and [[May 22]] [[1684]]. About 13,000 cannonballs were shot at the city. The French had no intentions to conquer or even enter the city. The only objective was to punish the city and to set an example. |
||
== Consequences == |
|||
The Republic of Genoa came under French influence. The [[Doge of Genoa]] even went to Versailles in 1685 to offer an official apology. |
|||
== Source == |
== Source == |
||
Revision as of 17:52, 25 May 2010
Reparation faite à Louis XIV par le Doge de Gênes.15 mai 1685 by Claude Guy Halle, Versailles
The Bombardment of Genoa was a military event during the War of the Reunions when France bombarded the city of Genoa from the sea between May 18 and May 22 1684.
Background
The Republic of Genova, was a strategically very important ally of the Spanish Empire, as the Spanish Duchy of Milan was landlocked. All transport between Spain and Milan went over the port of Genova. Furthermore, the financing of the Spanish crown by the Genovan bankers had made both countries natural allies ever since 1557, when the state bankruptcy of Philip II had ended the reign of the German Fuggers as Spanish financiers.
After the War of Devolution and the Franco-Dutch War, it was clear that France had replaced Spain as the most powerful country in Europe. In October 1683 France annexed some territory in the Spanish Netherlands, starting the War of the Reunions. When Spain sent reinforcements via the port of Genoa, the French decided to punish the city.
Without a formal declaration of war, a French fleet commanded by Abraham Duquesne, bombarded the city of Genova between May 18 and May 22 1684. About 13,000 cannonballs were shot at the city. The French had no intentions to conquer or even enter the city. The only objective was to punish the city and to set an example.
Consequences
The Republic of Genoa came under French influence. The Doge of Genoa even went to Versailles in 1685 to offer an official apology.