Lille: All Data
Lille is a city in France and Monaco. This page covers its chronology of mentions across 5,500 years of history, including capitals, battles, events and subdivisions. Part of Phersu Atlas.
1. Lists and Timelines
Lille: Chronology of Mentions
Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.
1101 AD
Capital of Flandern County
1297 AD
Mentioned in Event: English expedition to Flanders (1297-98)
1297 AD
Mentioned in Event: Franco-Flemish War
1304 AD
Mentioned in Event: Franco-Flemish War
1708 AD
Mentioned in Event: Dutch and German Theatre (War of the Spanish Succession)
1708 AD
Mentioned in: siege of Lille (1708), part of Dutch and German Theatre (War of the Spanish Succession)
1789 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Province of Flandre française, part of Kingdom of France
1792 AD
Mentioned in: Siege of Lille, part of War of the First Coalition
1803 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Department of Nord, part of First French Republic
1812 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Department of Nord, part of First French Empire
1870 AD
Mentioned in Event: German Invasion (Franco-Prussian War)
1871 AD
Mentioned in Event: German Withdrawal (Treaty of Frankfurt of 1871)
1871 AD
Mentioned in Event: War of the Government of National Defence
1914 AD
Mentioned in Event: German Offensive in Flanders (World War I)
1940 AD
Mentioned in Event: Overall Frontline (Belgium and France)
1944 AD
Mentioned in Event: Operation Dragoon
1982 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Region of Nord-Pas-De-Calais, part of French Fifth Republic
2016 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Region of Hauts-de-France, part of French Fifth Republic