Siege of Philippsburg (1688)

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Siege of Philippsburg
Part of the Nine Years' War
Gallica - Plan du siege de Philipsbourg - 1688.jpeg
Date27 September 1688 – 30 October 1688
(1 month and 3 days)
Location 49°14′13″N8°27′17″E / 49.2370°N 8.4548°E / 49.2370; 8.4548
Result French victory
Belligerents
Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg  Holy Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg Maximilian Lorenz Starhemberg
Strength
30 000–40 000 men
52 heavy guns
24 mortars
2 000 men
17 battery guns
90 small guns
Casualties and losses
587 dead
1,013 wounded
600 casualties
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 30 October 1688 and ended in a French victory over the Imperial garrison.

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