What the records say
- When
- 2 Jun 1734 – 18 Jul 1734
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 49.24° N, 8.45° E
- Description
- 1734 siege
Siege of Philippsburg (1734)
1734 siege
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.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “War of the Polish Succession: The Siege of Philippsburg (an Austrian fortress near Karlsruhe, Germany) by the French Army ends after eight weeks as its…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Belagerung von Philippsburg endet mit der Eroberung der von österreichischen Einheiten gehaltenen Stadt durch französische Truppen unter James Fitzjames”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Berwick a la tête emportée par un boulet de canon au siège de Philippsburg”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “осада Филиппсбурга”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page