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Siege of Mons

Siege of Mons was a siege conducted on 15 March 1691 at Mons, in what is now Belgium; it lasted 26 days. It was part of the Nine Years' War, which ran from 1688 to 1697. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 92,000; 90 guns against ~4,800.

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King Louis XIV at the Siege of Mons 1691
King Louis XIV at the Siege of Mons 1691. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought15 March 1691lasted 26 days
WhereMons, Belgium50.450N, 3.950E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsKingdom of FranceagainstSpain; Dutch Republic; Holy Roman Empire
Casualties and lossesNo dataandNo data
Part ofNine Years' War1688 to 1697

Where it sits in the Nine Years' War

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Record

Date15 March 1691
to 10 April 1691
PlaceMons, Belgium
50.450N, 3.950E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength92,000; 90 guns~4,800
Casualties and lossesNo dataNo data
Commanders
  • Philippe François de Berghes, 1st Prince of Grimberghen
  • Francisco Antonio de Agurto, Marquis of Gastañaga
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between 1572 and 1914.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1691

Siege of Mons is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 243 in present-day Belgium.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3485965, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Mons (1691), revision 1370743608, 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.