siege, early modern
Siege of Ath
Siege of Ath was a siege conducted on 22 May 1697 at Ath, in what is now Belgium. It was part of the Nine Years' War, which ran from 1688 to 1697. The recorded result: French victory.
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Record
| Date | 22 May 1697 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Ath, Belgium 50.617N, 3.767E | |
| Part of | Nine Years' War (1688 to 1697) | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Result | French victory | |
| Belligerents | Kingdom of France | Holy Roman Empire; Spain; Dutch Republic |
| Commanders | Marquis de Vauban; Nicolas Catinat | Comte de Roeux; Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst |
| Strength | 40,000 men; 20,000 civilian laborers; 34 siege guns; 39 other guns; 41 smaller artillery pieces | 3,850 men; 32 artillery pieces |
| Casualties and losses | 200 killed and wounded | 3,700 killed, wounded and captured; 32 artillery pieces captured |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Ath 1745, same recorded site
- Battle of Leuze 1691, 11 km
- Battle of Jemappes 1792, 20 km
- Battle of Mons 1914, 20 km
- Battle of Steenkerque 1692, 21 km
In the same war
- Before: Raid on Cartagena de Indias 13 April 1697
- After: Siege of Barcelona 12 June 1697
- All 33 engagements of Nine Years' War
Elsewhere in 1697
- Battle of Zenta Serbia
Siege of Ath is one of 979 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 189 in present-day Belgium.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q48798921, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Ath (1697), revision 1370739049, 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.