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)49.2370°N 8.4548°E
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

Lavisse, Ernest (1989) [1908]. Louis XIV: histoire d'un grand règne, 1643–1715 (in French). Paris: Robert Laffont. p. 746. ISBN 2221055020. OCLC 1088064621.

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