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Siege of Bonn

Siege of Bonn was a siege conducted on 16 September 1689 at Bonn, in what is now Germany; it lasted 24 days. It was part of the Nine Years' War, which ran from 1688 to 1697. The recorded result: Allied victory. Recorded strength: 30,000; 100 guns; 46 mortars; 4 howitzers against 8,000.

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Plan der Belagerung Bonns im Jahre 1689
Plan der Belagerung Bonns im Jahre 1689. Copperplate engraving of J. W. Schleuen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought16 September 1689lasted 24 days
WhereBonn, Germany50.734N, 7.100E
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsMargraviate of Brandenburg; Dutch RepublicagainstKingdom of France; Cologne
Casualties and losses4,000and6,500 killed, wounded and sick
Part ofNine Years' War1688 to 1697

Where it sits in the Nine Years' War

Siege of Koblenz, 1688Battle of Cochem, 1688Siege of Philippsburg, 1688Battle of Bantry Bay, 1689Battle of Walcourt, 1689Siege of Bonn, 1689Battle of Fleurus, 1690Battle of Beachy Head, 1690Battle of Staffarda, 1690Battle of Sabana Real, 1691Siege of Mons, 1691French bombardment of Liège, 1691Siege of Cuneo, 1691Battle of Leuze, 1691Siege of Namur, 1692Action at Cherbourg, 1692Action at La Hogue, 1692Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue, 1692Battle of Steenkerque, 1692Battle of Ötisheim, 1692Siege of Pondicherry, 1693Siege of Roses, 1693Battle of Lagos, 1693Battle of Landen, 1693Siege of Charleroi, 1693Battle of Marsaglia, 1693Battle of Torroella, 1694Capture of Palamós, 1694Siege of Girona, 1694Battle of Camaret, 1694Battle of Texel, 1694Siege of Huy, 1694Siege of Namur, 1695Battle of Sant Esteve d'en Bas, 1695Capitulation of Diksmuide, 1695Battle of Dogger Bank, 1696Raid on Cartagena de Indias, 1697Siege of Ath, 1697Siege of Barcelona, 1697Battle of Hudson's Bay, 169716881697Siege of Bonn, 1689
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Record

Date16 September 1689
to 10 October 1689
PlaceBonn, Germany
50.734N, 7.100E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeAllied capture of Bonn
Strength30,000; 100 guns; 46 mortars; 4 howitzers8,000
Casualties and losses4,0006,500 killed, wounded and sick
Commanders
  • Frederick I of Prussia
  • Hans Adam von Schöning
  • Adriaan van Flodroff
Siege of BonnSiege of BonnSiege of Bonn in 1673Siege of BonnSiege of BonnSiege of GodesbergBattle of RemagenBattle of RemagenFrankfurtCologneLuxembourgDüsseldorfWiesbadenKoblenzNamurEssen100 km50.734N, 7.100E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1588 and 1703.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1689

Siege of Bonn is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 538 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q15787496, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Bonn (1689), revision 1370739662, 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.