Siege of Philippsburg (1688)

Siege of Philippsburg
	Part of the Nine Years' War
Date	24 September 1688 – 29 October 1688; (1 month and 5 days)
Location	Philippsburg, Holy Roman Empire,; (Present-day Germany)
Result	French victory
Belligerents
France	Holy Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Louis, Grand Dauphin; Duc de Duras; Marquis de Vauban	Unknown
Strength
30,000 men	2,000 men; 124 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses
Unknown	2,000 men,; 124 artillery pieces; captured

The Siege of Philippsburg was a siege of the fortress of Philippsburg during the War of the League of Augsburg. It occurred between 27 September and 29 October 1688 and ended in a French victory over the Imperial garrison.

Bibliography

Ernest Lavisse, Louis XIV : histoire d'un grand règne, 1643-1715, Paris, Robert Laffont, 1908 (reissued. 1989), 1222 p. ( ISBN 2221055020), p. 746

Coordinates: 49°14′13″N 8°27′17″E / 49.2370°N 8.4548°E / 49.2370; 8.4548

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