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Events on Thursday 14 September 1544 1
1544Siege and capture of BoulogneHenry VIII's army takes the French port after a two-month siegeEnglish forces under Henry VIII besieged the French Channel port of Boulogne beginning 19 July 1544 and forced its surrender on 14 September. The capture was a rare English success in the Italian Wars period but proved costly to hold and was returned to France under treaty in 1550.