Siege of Bonn (1703) explained

Conflict:Siege of Bonn (1703)
Partof:the War of the Spanish Succession
Date:24 April 1703 – 15 May 1703
Place:Bonn
Result:Allied victory
Combatant1:Kingdom of France
Spain
Electorate of Cologne
Combatant2:Holy Roman Empire
Dutch Republic
Commander1:Yves d'Alègre
Commander2: Menno van Coehoorn
Prince of Hesse
François Nicolas Fagel
Strength1:10 infantry battalions (3,600 men)
Strength2:40 infantry battalions
60 squadrons of cavalry
Casualties1:Unknown
Casualties2: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.

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Notes and References

  1. Holmes p.241-42