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Siege of Kehl

Siege of Kehl was a siege conducted on 14 October 1733 at Kehl, in what is now Germany; it lasted 14 days. It was part of the War of the Polish Succession, which ran from 1733 to 1735. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 25,000 infantry; 8,000 cavalry against 250 Imperial troops; 1,200 Schwabian militia.

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Festung Kehl und Straßburg 1788, Ausschnitt aus „MAPPA GEOGRAPHICA Ad Histiram NIGRAE SILVAR MARTINI BERGERTI S.R.I.P. Monasterii & Congerg. S. Blasii ABBATIS MDCCXXXVIII“
Festung Kehl und Straßburg 1788, Ausschnitt aus „MAPPA GEOGRAPHICA Ad Histiram NIGRAE SILVAR MARTINI BERGERTI S.R.I.P. Monasterii & Congerg. S. Blasii ABBATIS MDCCXXXVIII“. Milgesch, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought14 October 1733lasted 14 days
WhereKehl, Germany48.567N, 7.817E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsKingdom of FranceagainstHoly Roman Empire
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 Kehl, 1733
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

Date14 October 1733
to 28 October 1733
PlaceKehl, Germany
48.567N, 7.817E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength25,000 infantry; 8,000 cavalry250 Imperial troops; 1,200 Schwabian militia
Commanders
  • Pfuel
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 12 times between AD 357 and 1944.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1733

Siege of Kehl is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 538 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2080385, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kehl (1733), revision 1370742407, 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.