Siege of Mons (1709)

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The Siege of Mons (1709) was a major Allied operation during the War of the Spanish Succession in which forces under the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene captured the strategic fortress city of Mons from the French.

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Siege of Mons (1709) canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
siege
aimedTo reduce French-held fortresses in the Spanish Netherlands
alsoKnownAs Siege of Mons
attackedBy Allied army under Marlborough and Eugene
belligerentSide Allied siege forces
French garrison
chronologicalOrderInWar late-war campaign of 1709
combatant Dutch Republic
Grand Alliance
Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Great Britain
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
commander Marshal Claude Louis Hector de Villars
surface form: Claude Louis Hector de Villars

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Prince Eugene of Savoy
conflictIn War of the Spanish Succession
conflictType early modern European siege
countryAtTime Habsburg Netherlands
surface form: Spanish Netherlands
defendedBy French Army
followedBy siege of Tournai (1710)
fortressType Vauban-style fortress city
garrisonSurrendered yes
hasEndDate 1709-10-20
hasLocation Hainaut
Mons
Habsburg Netherlands
surface form: Spanish Netherlands

present-day Belgium
hasStartDate 1709-09-19
hasYear 1709
historicalEra early 18th century
modernCountry Belgium
notableLeaderAllies John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Prince Eugene of Savoy
notableLeaderFrance Marshal Claude Louis Hector de Villars
surface form: Claude Louis Hector de Villars
objective capture of the fortress city of Mons
partOf War of the Spanish Succession
partOfCampaign Allied 1709 campaign in the Low Countries
precededBy Battle of Malplaquet
result Allied victory
resultedIn capture of Mons by Allied forces
strategicImportance control of key fortress in the Spanish Netherlands
theatreOfWar European theatre of the War of the Spanish Succession
surface form: Low Countries theatre of the War of the Spanish Succession
usedWarfareType artillery bombardment
siege warfare
trench approaches

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Siege of Tournai (1709) followedBy Siege of Mons (1709)
Flanders campaign notableSiege Siege of Mons (1709)