Siege of Barcelona (1697)

Siege of Barcelona
Part of Nine Years' War

Map of the siege by an unknown author printed in Paris.
Date12 June – 10 August 1697
Location
Result French victory
Belligerents
 Kingdom of France Spain Crown of Aragon
Commanders and leaders
Duke of Vendôme Francisco de Velasco
George of Hesse-Darmstadt
Strength
25,000–32,000 men Unknown
Casualties and losses
9,000 12,000

The siege of Barcelona of 1697 was successfully conducted during the Nine Years' War by France. Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme, commanding some 32,000 troops (reinforced with troops from the ended Italian front of the war),[1] forced the garrison, under Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt, to capitulate on 10 August. Nevertheless, it had been a hard fought contest: according to John Lynn, French casualties totalled around 9,000, while the losses on the Spanish side were 12,000 killed, wounded, or lost,[2] although Antonio Espino López has set the figure for Spanish losses at 4,500 killed and 800 wounded, and the French casualties at 15,000, including 52 engineers.[3]

  1. ^ Childs states 25,000 French troops.
  2. ^ Lynn, p. 261.
  3. ^ Espino López, p. 811