What the records say
- When
- 31 Aug 1705 – 5 Sep 1705
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 50.83° N, 5.10° E
- Description
- 1705 siege at Zoutleeuw during the War of the Spanish Succession
Siege of Zoutleeuw
1705 siege at Zoutleeuw during the War of the Spanish Succession
The siege of Zoutleeuw or the siege of Léau was a siege of the War of the Spanish Succession. Allied troops with 16 artillery pieces under the command of the English Captain general the Duke of Marlborough, besieged and captured the small French-held Brabantine fortified town of Zoutleeuw in the Spanish Netherlands.
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