Conflict: | Siege of Philippsburg |
Partof: | the Nine Years' War |
Date: | 27 September 1688 – 30 October 1688 |
Place: | Philippsburg, Holy Roman Empire (present-day Germany) |
Coordinates: | 49.237°N 8.4548°W |
Result: | French victory |
Commander1: | |
Commander2: | Maximilian Lorenz Starhemberg |
Strength1: | 30 000–40 000 men 52 heavy guns 24 mortars |
Strength2: | 2 000 men 17 battery guns 90 small guns |
Casualties1: | 587 dead 1,013 wounded |
Casualties2: | 600 casualties 124 artillery pieces captured |
The siege of Philippsburg was a siege of the fortress of Philippsburg during the War of the League of Augsburg. It occurred between 27 September and 30 October 1688 and ended in a French victory over the Imperial garrison.