siege, notable, early modern
Siege of Nice
Siege of Nice was a siege conducted on 15 March 1705 at Nice, in what is now France. It was part of the War of the Spanish Succession, which ran from 1701 to 1714. The recorded result: French victory.
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Record
| Date | 15 March 1705 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Nice, France 43.696N, 7.271E | |
| Part of | War of the Spanish Succession (1701 to 1714) | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Result | French victory | |
| Belligerents | Kingdom of France | Duchy of Savoy |
| Commanders | Louis d'Aubusson de La Feuillade; Duke of Berwick | Marquis of Caraglio |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Nice 1944, same recorded site
- Siege of Nice 1543, 0.6 km
- Siege of Antibes 1746, 18 km
- Battle of Gilette 1793, 19 km
- Battle of Les Illes Lerins 1635, 27 km
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Colonia del Sacramento December 1704
- After: Battle of Elixheim 18 July 1705
- All 80 engagements of War of the Spanish Succession
Elsewhere in 1705
- Battle of Gemauerthof Latvia
- Siege of Barcelona Spain
- Battle of Montjuïc Spain
- Siege of St. John's Canada
- Siege of Chivasso Italy
Siege of Nice is one of 1,496 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,142 in present-day France.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3485974, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Nice (1705), revision 1370743998, 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.