Siege of Maastricht (1748) explained

Conflict:Siege of Maastricht
Partof:the War of the Austrian Succession
Place:Maastricht, Dutch Republic
Map Type:Netherlands#Europe
Map Relief:yes
Result:French victory
Commander1:Maurice de Saxe
Commander2:Hobbe Esaias van Aylva
Strength1:80,000 men
Casualties1:2,000 casualties
Casualties2:839-2,000 casualties
600 guns captured

The siege of Maastricht took place in April–May 1748 during the War of the Austrian Succession. A French force under the overall command of Maurice de Saxe besieged and captured the Dutch barrier fortress of Maastricht in the final few months of the campaign in the Low Countries. After a relatively long siege the garrison of Maastricht capitulated and marched out with the honours of war. Maastricht was returned along with France's conquests in the Austrian Netherlands according to the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle signed in 1748.

Among the defenders were the Austro-Walloon Regiment of Los Rios, commanded by its Colonel Jean Charles Joseph, Count of Merode, Marquis of Deynze ; Charles, 5th Duke of Arenberg (Jean Charles' brother-in-law)

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