Siege of Marchiennes

The siege of Marchiennes was a siege of the city of Marchiennes in Northern France from 25 July to 30 July 1712 during the War of the Spanish Succession conducted by Duc de Villars. A French 22,000-strong army besieged and, with negligible resistance, recaptured the then Allied-controlled fortifications after a 5-day siege, with the 7,000-strong Dutch-Prussian garrison under Major-General von Berkhoffer either killed, wounded or taken prisoner.

Siege of Marchiennes (1712)
Part of the War of the Spanish Succession
Date25 July – 30 July 1712
(5 days)
Location
Marchiennes, France
50.4089°N 3.2831°E / 50.4089; 3.2831
Result French victory
Belligerents
 France  Dutch Republic
 Prussia
Commanders and leaders
Duc de Villars Major-General von Berkhoffer
Strength
22,000
20 artillery pieces[1]		 7,000
100 artillery pieces[1]
Casualties and losses
400 killed and wounded[1] 7,000 killed and captured[1]

References
  1. Bodart 1908, p. 168.
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