Siege of Barcelona (1697) explained

Conflict:Siege of Barcelona
Partof:Nine Years' War
Date:12 June – 10 August 1697
Place:Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Result:French victory
Combatant2: Crown of Aragon
Commander1:Duke of Vendôme
Commander2:Francisco de Velasco
George of Hesse-Darmstadt
Strength1:25,000–32,000 men
Strength2:Unknown
Casualties1:9,000
Casualties2:12,000

The siege of Barcelona of 1697 was successfully conducted during the Nine Years' War by France. Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme, commanding some 32,000 troops (reinforced with troops from the ended Italian front of the war),[1] forced the garrison, under Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt, to capitulate on 10 August. Nevertheless, it had been a hard fought contest: according to John Lynn, French casualties totalled around 9,000, while the losses on the Spanish side were 12,000 killed, wounded, or lost,[2] although Antonio Espino López has set the figure for Spanish losses at 4,500 killed and 800 wounded, and the French casualties at 15,000, including 52 engineers.[3]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Childs states 25,000 French troops.
  2. Lynn, p. 261.
  3. Espino López, p. 811