siege, early modern
Siege of Xàtiva
Siege of Xàtiva was a siege conducted on 8 May 1707 at Xàtiva, in what is now Spain; it lasted 29 days. It was part of the War of the Spanish Succession in the Kingdom of Valencia, which ran from 1705 to 1707. The recorded result: Franco-Spanish victory. Recorded strength: 9,000 to 11,000 against 2,000.
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Where it sits in the War of the Spanish Succession in the Kingdom of Valencia
Record
| Date | 8 May 1707 to 6 June 1707 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Xàtiva, Spain 38.989N, 0.519W | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Strength | 9,000 to 11,000 | 2,000 |
| Casualties and losses | unknown | high. Also many civilians. |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Xàtiva 1239, same recorded site
- Siege of Xàtiva 1706, same recorded site
- Siege of Xàtiva 1240, same recorded site
- Siege of Xàtiva 1086, same recorded site
- Siege of Montesa 1277, 12 km W
Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1086 and 1707.
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Morella 1707
- After: Siege of Dénia June 1707
- All 9 engagements of War of the Spanish Succession in the Kingdom of Valencia
Elsewhere in 1707
- Battle of Almansa Spain
- Siege of Toulon France
- Battle at The Lizard United Kingdom
- Action of 2 May 1707 United Kingdom
- Siege of Gaeta Italy
Siege of Xàtiva is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3486057, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Xàtiva (1707), revision 1374999321, 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.