What the records say
- When
- Aug 1745 – 23 Aug 1745
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 51.23° N, 2.93° E
- Description
- 1745 battle in the War of the Austrian Succession
Siege of Ostend (1745)
Siege during the War of Austrian Succession
The siege of Ostend was a two-week siege in August 1745 of the port of Ostend, then in the Austrian Netherlands, during the War of Austrian Succession. A French army commanded by the Count of Löwendal under the overall command of Marshal Saxe defeated a primarily British garrison commanded by the Austrian governor of the town, Lieutenant-General Karl Urban, Count of Chanclos.
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