Siege of Philippsburg (1644)
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The Siege of Philippsburg (1644) was a major Thirty Years' War engagement in which French forces captured the strategically important fortress of Philippsburg from the Holy Roman Empire.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Philippsburg (1644) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
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siege ⓘ |
| attackingCommander |
Jean-Baptiste Budes, comte de Guébriant
NERFINISHED
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Turenne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerentSide |
France
NERFINISHED
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Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | French army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Holy Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Caspar von Mercy
NERFINISHED
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Guillaume de Lamboy NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Baptiste Budes, comte de Guébriant NERFINISHED ⓘ Turenne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | early modern siege warfare ⓘ |
| consequence |
France secured a key Rhine fortress
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strengthened French position in southwestern Germany ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
France
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Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Imperial army ⓘ |
| defendingCommander | Caspar von Mercy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1644-09-12 ⓘ |
| era | Early modern period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | French advances into Bavaria ⓘ |
| fortress | Philippsburg fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | Imperial troops ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Rhine River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | phase of French intervention in the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| location |
Electoral Palatinate
NERFINISHED
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Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
siege operations along the Rhine
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use of artillery bombardment against fortress works ⓘ |
| objective | capture of the fortress of Philippsburg ⓘ |
| opponent | Imperial forces ⓘ |
| outcome | Philippsburg garrison capitulated to French forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Franco-Imperial War theatre of the Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | French campaign on the Rhine in 1644 ⓘ |
| precededBy | campaigns of 1643–1644 in the Upper Rhine ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Freiburg (1644)
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Nördlingen (1645) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1644-05-25 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access route into southern Germany
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control of Rhine crossings ⓘ |
| theatre | Upper Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1644 ⓘ |
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