Siege of Mons (1709)
id:
siege-of-mons-1709-304-3786496
title:
Siege of Mons (1709)
text:
The siege of Mons took place between 19 September and 23 October 1709 during the War of the Spanish Succession. It saw a Franco-Spanish garrison in the fortified town of Mons, then in the Spanish Netherlands, besieged by a force of the Duke of Marlborough's Grand Alliance army under the command of the Prince of Orange. The attempt of the French Duke of Villars to relieve the siege resulted in the costly Allied victory at the Battle of Malplaquet on 11 September 1709. Following the battle, greate
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Siege during the War of the Spanish Succession
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Mons_(1709)
date created:
date modified:
2024-04-04T14:58:10Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q111145659","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q111145659"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Plan_du_si%C3%A8ge_de_Mons..._-_btv1b8440656m.jpg","width":9550,"height":8688}
fields total:
13
integrity:
15