Belagerung von Philippsburg (1734) (Q481325)

Summary from Deutsch / German Wikipedia (dewiki)

Die Belagerung von Philippsburg wurde von französischen Truppen in der Zeit vom 2. Juni bis zum 18. Juli 1734 durchgeführt. Sie war Teil des Polnischen Thronfolgekrieges.

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The siege of Philippsburg was conducted by French forces against troops of the Holy Roman Empire in the fortress of Philippsburg in the Rhine River valley during the War of the Polish Succession. The Duke of Berwick led 100,000 men up the Rhine Valley, of which 60,000 were detached to invest the fortress at Philippsburg, beginning on 26 May 1734. An Imperial relief army of 70,000 under the aging Prince Eugene of Savoy (accompanied by Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia) was unsuccessful in actually relieving the siege. On 12 June Berwick was killed by a cannonball while inspecting the trenches, and command of the besiegers fell to Marshals d'Asfeld and Noailles. The fortress surrendered one month later, and the garrison withdrew to the fortress of Mainz with the honours of war.

Summary from Français / French Wikipedia (frwiki)

Le siège de Philippsbourg, qui a lieu du au , est un épisode de la guerre de Succession de Pologne, occasionnée par la mort du roi de Pologne Auguste II en 1733, avec des répercussions internationales en Allemagne et en Italie, où la France de Louis XV combat la maison d'Autriche, alors dirigée par l'empereur Charles VI.

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