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Siege of Bonn (1703)
Part of the War of the Spanish Succession
Coehoorn at the Siege of Bonn
Date 24 April 1703 – 15 May 1703 Location Bonn Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of France Spain Electorate of Cologne	Holy Roman Empire Dutch Republic
Commanders and leaders
Yves d'Alègre	Menno van Coehoorn Prince of Hesse François Nicolas Fagel
Strength
10 infantry battalions (3,600 men)	40 infantry battalions 60 squadrons of cavalry
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The siege of Bonn took place in 1703 during the War of the Spanish Succession when an Allied force laid siege to and forced the surrender of the French garrison of the city of Bonn. The Allied forces were part of a general field army commanded by John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. The siege was portrayed in a contemporaneous painting by Alexander van Gaelen.

It was the third siege of the city in thirty years, previous actions having taken place in 1673 and 1689.

Gallery

References

1. Holmes p.241-42

Bibliography

• Holmes, Richard. Marlborough: England's Fragile Genius. Harper Press, 2008.

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