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Siege of Maastricht

Siege of Maastricht was a siege conducted on 15 April 1748 at Maastricht, in what is now Netherlands; it lasted 22 days. It was part of the War of the Austrian Succession, which ran from 1740 to 1748. The recorded result: French victory.

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Old map of Maastricht, the Netherlands, showing the attaques of the army of Louis XV of France on the city in 1748 during the War of the Austrian Succession. Map in the collection of the Bibliothèque
Old map of Maastricht, the Netherlands, showing the attaques of the army of Louis XV of France on the city in 1748 during the War of the Austrian Succession. Map in the collection of the Bibliothèque . unknown cartographers, c.1750, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought15 April 1748lasted 22 days
WhereMaastricht, Netherlands50.867N, 5.667E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsKingdom of FranceagainstDutch Republic; Holy Roman Empire
Part ofWar of the Austrian Succession1740 to 1748

Where it sits in the War of the Austrian Succession

Battle of Mollwitz, 1741Siege of Brieg, 1741Siege of Prague, 1742Siege of Brno, 1742Battle of Chotusitz, 1742Battle of Sahay, 1742Action of 14 June 1742, 1742Siege of Mirandola, 1742Battle of Campo Santo, 1743Battle of Dettingen, 1743Battle of Toulon, 1744Battle of Villafranca, 1744Battle of Velletri, 1744Battle of Casteldelfino, 1744Siege of Prague, 1744Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo, 1744Battle of Pfaffenhofen, 1745Siege of Tournai, 1745Battle of Fontenoy, 1745Siege of Louisbourg, 1745Battle of Anguilla, 1745Fall of Ghent, 1745Battle of Melle, 1745Siege of Ath, 1745Battle of Bassignano, 1745Battle of Soor, 1745Battle of Hennersdorf, 1745Siege of Brussels, 1746Siege of Genoa, 1746Battle of Piacenza, 1746Action of 6 July 1746, 1746Siege of Namur, 1746Battle of Madras, 1746Raid on Lorient, 1746Battle of Rocoux, 1746Battle of Adyar, 1746Siege of Antibes, 1746Siege of Genoa, 1747First Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747Siege of Bergen op Zoom, 1747Battle of Lauffeld, 1747Battle of Assietta, 1747Second Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747Battle of Saint-Louis-du-Sud, 1748Siege of Maastricht, 1748Siege of Cuddalore, 174817411748Siege of Maastricht, 1748
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Record

Date15 April 1748
to 7 May 1748
PlaceMaastricht, Netherlands
50.867N, 5.667E
KindSiege, early modern
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 17 times between 1204 and 1940.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1748

Siege of Maastricht is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 237 in present-day Netherlands.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q289609, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Maastricht (1748), revision 1370743120, 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.