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Siege of Brussels

Siege of Brussels was a siege conducted in November 1708 at Brussels, in what is now Belgium. It was part of the War of the Spanish Succession, which ran from 1701 to 1714. The recorded result: Grand Alliance victory. Recorded strength: 6,000 against 15,000.

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IdentificatieTitel(s): Aftocht van de keurvorst van Beieren en de Fransen, 1708. Pralende Beyersen en Franse aftogt van Brussel ende Schelde (titel op object). Palmhof der Bondgenooten / 't Lusthof va
IdentificatieTitel(s): Aftocht van de keurvorst van Beieren en de Fransen, 1708. Pralende Beyersen en Franse aftogt van Brussel ende Schelde (titel op object). Palmhof der Bondgenooten / 't Lusthof va. Rijksmuseum, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

DateNovember 1708 (month precision)
PlaceBrussels, Belgium
50.847N, 4.353E
Part ofWar of the Spanish Succession (1701 to 1714)
KindSiege, early modern
ResultGrand Alliance victory
BelligerentsGrand Alliance (League of Augsburg) Pro- Habsburg Spain Dutch Republic Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of Great BritainKingdom of France Electorate of Bavaria Pro Bourbon Spain
CommandersFrançois de PascaleMaximilian of Bavaria; Jean Baptist, Comte d'Arco
Strength6,00015,000
Casualties and losses613 killed or wounded; Siege; 413 killed or wounded; Relief action; 200 killed or wounded3,550 killed or wounded; Siege; 2,500 killed or wounded; Relief action; 650 killed or wounded
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Siege of Brussels is one of 1,496 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 189 in present-day Belgium.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q129000522, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Assault on Brussels (1708), revision 1378683347, 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.