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Siege of Luxembourg

Siege of Luxembourg was a siege conducted on 27 April 1684 at Luxembourg; it lasted 41 days. It was part of the War of the Reunions, which ran from 1683 to 1684. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 20,000 men; 7,000 horses; 82 guns; 21 mortars against 4,090 men; 600 horses; 600 city's militia.

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Belagerung von Luxemburg im Jahr 1684 (Stadtgrundriss und Umgebung mit Belagerungsstellungen, farbige Handzeichnung), Originaltitel: Plan de la Ville et du Siege de Luxemburg
Belagerung von Luxemburg im Jahr 1684 (Stadtgrundriss und Umgebung mit Belagerungsstellungen, farbige Handzeichnung), Originaltitel: Plan de la Ville et du Siege de Luxemburg. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought27 April 1684lasted 41 days
WhereLuxembourg49.770N, 6.130E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFranceagainstSpain
Casualties and losses8,000and2,700
Part ofWar of the Reunions1683 to 1684

Where it sits in the War of the Reunions

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5 placed engagements of the War of the Reunions in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date27 April 1684
to 7 June 1684
PlaceLuxembourg
49.770N, 6.130E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength20,000 men; 7,000 horses; 82 guns; 21 mortars4,090 men; 600 horses; 600 city's militia
Casualties and losses8,0002,700
Commanders
  • Ernesto Alejandro Domingo de Croy Ligne, Prince of Chimay
  • Alberto Octavio Tserclaes de Tilly
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Siege of Luxembourg is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 5 in present-day Luxembourg.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q815171, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Luxembourg (1684), revision 1370743057, 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.