Siege of Bonn (1703)
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| Siege of Bonn (1703) | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the Spanish Succession | |||||||
| File:Anthonius Brouwer - Anno 1703. Verovering van de vesting Bonn, door Coehoorn - SA 4873 - Amsterdam Museum.jpg Coehoorn at the Siege of Bonn | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Kingdom of France Spain Electorate of Cologne |
Holy Roman Empire Dutch Republic | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| File:Royal Standard of the King of France.svgYves d'Alègre |
Dutch Republic Menno van Coehoorn Dutch Republic Prince of Hesse Dutch Republic François Nicolas Fagel | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 10 infantry battalions (3,600 men) |
40 infantry battalions 60 squadrons of cavalry | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The siege of Bonn took place in 1703 during the War of the Spanish Succession when an Allied force laid siege to and forced the surrender of the French garrison of the city of Bonn. The Allied forces were part of a general field army commanded by John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough.[1] The siege was portrayed in a contemporaneous painting by Alexander van Gaelen. It was the third siege of the city in thirty years, previous actions having taken place in 1673 and 1689.
Gallery
File:Belagerung Bonn 1703 Plan.jpg
References
- ↑ Holmes p.241-42
Bibliography
- Holmes, Richard. Marlborough: England's Fragile Genius. Harper Press, 2008.
