Siege of Trarbach

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Siege of Trarbach
Part of the War of the Polish Succession
File:Bombardirung Trarbach.jpeg
An engraving depicting the bombardment of Trarbach and the Grevenburg
Date10 April – 2 May 1734 (3 weeks and 1 day)
Location
Result French victory
Belligerents
File:Royal Standard of the King of France.svg Kingdom of France File:Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg Holy Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Duc de Belle-Isle Wilhelm Ludwig Freiherr von Hohenfeld[1]
Strength
20,000 700
Casualties and losses
200 10

The siege of Trarbach (10 April – 2 May 1734) was conducted during the War of the Polish Succession by French troops against a garrison of troops of the Holy Roman Empire in the fortress at Trarbach in the County of Sponheim, a small principality of the Holy Roman Empire (Trarbach is now in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany). The French, led by Marshal Belle-Isle, were victorious, and destroyed the fortress.

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