Siege of Trarbach explained

Conflict:Siege of Trarbach
Partof:the War of the Polish Succession
Date:10 April  - 2 May 1734
Place:Trarbach, Holy Roman Empire
Result:French victory
Commander1:Duc de Belle-Isle
Commander2:Wilhelm Ludwig Freiherr von Hohenfeld[1]
Strength1:20,000
Strength2:700
Casualties1:200
Casualties2:10

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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  1. https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd137601050.html Deutsche Biographie