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Siege of Menin (1744)
| Siege of Menin | |||||||
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| Part of War of the Austrian Succession | |||||||
&sq=PHP&lang=en&file=File:Low_Countries_1740.png) Menin, as Barrier city on the border with France. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 France |
 Dutch Republic | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Duke of Noailles Louis XV of France |
Jan, Baron van Echten[1] | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 50,000[2] | 1,500[3] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| low | low | ||||||
The siege of Menin took place between 28 May and 4 June 1744 during the War of the Austrian Succession, and was the first battle fought in the Austrian Netherlands. A French army under the nominal command of King Louis XV of France and operational command of the Duke of Noailles, took the city from its Dutch garrison after a short siege.[4]
- ^ DBNL, Jan Baron van Echten
- ^ Browning 1994, p. 172.
- ^ Browning 1994, p. 173.
- ^ Browning 1994, p. 173.
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