What the records say
- When
- 12 Aug 1708 – 10 Dec 1708
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 50.63° N, 3.06° E
- Description
- 1708 siege
Siege of Lille (1708)
1708 siege
The siege of Lille was the main operation of the 1708 campaign season during the War of the Spanish Succession. Following their victory in the Battle of Oudenaarde, the Allies decided to besiege Lille, an important French city and perhaps the strongest fortress in Europe.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Belagerung von Lille durch britisch-kaiserliche Truppen unter Prinz Eugen von Savoyen und John Churchill, 1. Duke of Marlborough beginnt”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “début du siège de Lille par les troupes du prince Eugène”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “осада Лилля”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page