Region: Western Europe · Coordinates: 50.607, 3.389 · 22 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| AD 1340 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | The Flemings carry siege engines on boats along the Scheldt and attack Tournai; the attack lasts all day, with many wounded on both sides. |
| AD 1340 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | The king decides to go and lift the siege of Tournai, judging that losing Tournai would be a great loss. |
| AD 1340 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | Two German knights and the lord of Frasnes came to the siege camp at Tournai and were received warmly by the Count of Hainaut. |
| AD 1340 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | Edward III ends the siege of Tournai and leaves; the story turns back to Scotland. |
| AD 1340 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | The English-side lords besieged Tournai, and allied forces gathered, including the Duke of Brabant and the Duke of Guelders. |
| AD 1340 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | In early August 1340, the English king (read as Edward III), the Count of Hainaut and the Flemish allied army begin the siege of Tournai. |
| AD 1340 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | During the siege, the French king's side installs a garrison in Tournai. |
| AD 1340 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | During the siege, Girard de Malines, on the Tournai side, sallies out beyond the city gates. |
| AD 1340 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | The largest attack during the siege: fierce fighting at the bridges and gates, with several wounded. |
| AD 1340 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | At the Ghent assembly the siege of Tournai was decided. The Flemish welcomed it, believing that once Tournai was taken, Lille, Douai and Béthune would also follow. |
| AD 1340 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | The English king's forces besieged Tournai. The text says the siege lasted eleven weeks, and the outer besieging force had abundant supplies. |
| AD 1340 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | Two German knights and the Lord of Frasne arrived at the Tournai siege camp with their men, and the Count of Hainaut welcomed them. |
| AD 1340 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | The Count of Hainaut lifted the siege of Tournai and withdrew. |
| AD 1340 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | The siege of Tournai dragged on for a long time; the castle did not fall easily to assault. |
| AD 1340 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | Before Tournai castle, the two kings' sides agreed a truce (trieuwes) and proclaimed it. The truce runs to early March 'MCCC XLII'. |
| AD 1340 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | The English army lifted the siege of Tournai and withdrew. |
| AD 1340 | Giovanni Villani, Nuova Cronica | Edward III's allied army besieges Tournai; the French king's army approaches, but they make a truce without fighting and withdraw |
| AD 1380 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | A parliament is held at Tournai around Easter, and people from several regions gather |
| AD 1385 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | On 5 December the Duke and Duchess of Burgundy, with Madame de Nevers and her daughter, entered Tournai through the Lille gate. The men of Ghent rode out on horseback to meet them as far as the fields, and no one dismounted. |
| AD 1385 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | A clause of the Tournai charter: plunder taken during war is not returned between the sides. The text's commentary says the side that took more lost more. |
| AD 1477 | Commynes, Memoirs | Olivier, leading 30-40 men from the Moy side, has the gate of Tournai opened and the French garrison enters |
| AD 1477 | Commynes, Memoirs | The Flemish allied army burns the suburbs of Tournai and retreats — the Duke of Guelders is killed |