Siege of Philippsburg (1688)
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Siege of Philippsburg | |||||||
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Part of the Nine Years' War | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
30 000–40 000 men 52 heavy guns 24 mortars |
2 000 men 17 battery guns 90 small guns | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
587 dead 1,013 wounded |
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.
Bibliography
- Lavisse, Ernest (1989) [1908]. Louis XIV: histoire d'un grand règne, 1643–1715 (in French). Paris: Robert Laffont. p. 746. ISBN 222105502-0. OCLC 1088064621.