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Siege of Philippsburg

Siege of Philippsburg was a siege conducted on 2 June 1734 at Philippsburg, in what is now Germany; it lasted 46 days. It was part of the War of the Polish Succession, which ran from 1733 to 1735. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 60,000 against 4,200 (garrison); 70,000 (relief army).

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French plan of the 1734 Siege of Philippsburg.
French plan of the 1734 Siege of Philippsburg.. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought2 June 1734lasted 46 days
WherePhilippsburg, Germany49.237N, 8.454E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsKingdom of FranceagainstHoly Roman Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownand337 killed; 359 wounded; 321 captured or deserted
Part ofWar of the Polish Succession1733 to 1735

Where it sits in the War of the Polish Succession

Siege of Kehl, 1733Siege of Pizzighettone, 1733Siege of Milan, 1733Siege of Danzig, 1734Battle of Wyszecinem, 1734Siege of Philippsburg, 1734Battle of Colorno, 1734Battle of San Pietro, 1734Battle of Guastalla, 1734Siege of Mirandola, 1734Siege of Mirandola, 1735Battle of Clausen, 1735Raid on Quistello, 173917331739Siege of Philippsburg, 1734
13 placed engagements of the War of the Polish Succession in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date2 June 1734
to 18 July 1734
PlacePhilippsburg, Germany
49.237N, 8.454E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength60,0004,200 (garrison); 70,000 (relief army)
Casualties and lossesUnknown337 killed; 359 wounded; 321 captured or deserted
Commanders
Siege of PhilippsburgSiege of PhilippsburgSiege of PhilippsburgSiege of PhilippsburgSiege of Philippsburg (1644)Battle of SpeyerbachBattle of MingolsheimBattle of SpeyerbachBattle of MingolsheimFrankfurtStuttgartStrasbourgLuxembourgSaarbrückenWiesbadenMetzKoblenz100 km49.237N, 8.454E
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1644 and 1734.

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Elsewhere in 1734

Siege of Philippsburg 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 Q481325, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Philippsburg (1734), revision 1382486648, 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.