Siege of Barcelona

Name: Siege of Barcelona
Start: 1697-06-12
End: 1697-08-10

12 Jun 1697 – 10 Aug 1697 · 41.38° N, 2.17° E

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When: 12 Jun 1697 – 10 Aug 1697
Kind: Siege
Coordinates: 41.38° N, 2.17° E
Description: 1697 siege during the Nine Years' War

Siege of Barcelona (1697)

1697 siege during the Nine Years' War

The siege of Barcelona of 1697 was successfully conducted during the Nine Years' War by France. Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme, commanding some 32,000 troops, forced the garrison, under Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt, to capitulate on 10 August.

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