siege, early modern
Siege of Kaiserswerth
Siege of Kaiserswerth was a siege conducted on 18 April 1702 at Kaiserswerth, in what is now Germany; it lasted 58 days. It was part of the War of the Spanish Succession, which ran from 1701 to 1714. The recorded result: Allied victory. Recorded strength: 38,000 men; 80 guns; 59 mortars; 6 howitzers; 70 hand-mortars against 5,000 men; 30 artillery pieces and mortars.
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Where it sits in the War of the Spanish Succession
Record
| Date | 18 April 1702 to 15 June 1702 | |
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| Place | Kaiserswerth, Germany 51.300N, 6.739E | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Strength | 38,000 men; 80 guns; 59 mortars; 6 howitzers; 70 hand-mortars | 5,000 men; 30 artillery pieces and mortars |
| Casualties and losses | 2,800–9,000 killed and wounded | 350 killed and wounded |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Kaiserswerth 1247, same recorded site
- Siege of Neuss 1474, 12 km S
- Destruction of Neuss 1586, 12 km S
- Battle of Kempen 1642, 14 km W
- Battle of Krefeld 1758, 16 km W
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Cremona 1 February 1702
- After: Battle of Castiglione 1702
- All 101 engagements of War of the Spanish Succession
Elsewhere in 1702
- Battle of Klissow Poland
- Battle of Hummelshof Estonia
- Siege of Nöteborg Russia
- Battle of Erastfer Estonia
- Newfoundland Expedition Canada
Siege of Kaiserswerth is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 668 in present-day Germany.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q815153, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kaiserswerth, revision 1370742197, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.