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Siege of Lille

Siege of Lille was a siege conducted on 12 August 1708 at Lille, in what is now France; it lasted 4 months. It was part of the War of the Spanish Succession, which ran from 1701 to 1714. The recorded result: Grand Alliance victory. Recorded strength: 35,000 besiegers,; 120 heavy guns; 80 heavy mortars; 75,000 in vicinity against 16,000 garrison,; 159 guns; 100,000 in vicinity.

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Plan-relief de Lille au Palais des beaux-arts de Lille.
Plan-relief de Lille au Palais des beaux-arts de Lille.. Velvet, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought12 August 1708lasted 4 months
WhereLille, France50.632N, 3.058E
OutcomeGrand Alliance victory
BelligerentsUnited Provinces; Kingdom of Great Britain; Habsburg MonarchyagainstKingdom of France; Pro Bourbon Spain; Electorate of Bavaria
Casualties and losses13,000 to 16,000 killed and woundedand7,000 killed and wounded; 159 guns
Part ofWar of the Spanish Succession1701 to 1714

Where it sits in the War of the Spanish Succession

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Record

Date12 August 1708
to 10 December 1708
PlaceLille, France
50.632N, 3.058E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength35,000 besiegers,; 120 heavy guns; 80 heavy mortars; 75,000 in vicinity16,000 garrison,; 159 guns; 100,000 in vicinity
Casualties and losses13,000 to 16,000 killed and wounded7,000 killed and wounded; 159 guns
Commanders
Siege of LilleSiege of LilleSiege of LilleSiege de LilleSiege of LilleSiege of LilleSiege of LilleSiege of LilleBrusselsAntwerpenRouenCharleroiBruggeAmiensCalaisDieppe100 km50.632N, 3.058E
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 11 times between 1054 and 1940.

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Siege of Lille is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,495 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q694492, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Lille (1708), revision 1382486504, 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.