| Siege of Capua | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the Polish Succession | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Spain |
 Habsburg Monarchy | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Count Marsillac James Fitz-James Stuart, 2nd Duke of Berwick | Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 6,000–16,000 men | 6,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 1,000 | ||||||
The siege of Capua was the last major military action of the War of the Polish Succession in the Kingdom of Naples. Austrian forces of the Habsburg monarchy, under the command of the Austrian Marshal Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, withstood for seven months a blockade begun in April 1734 by Spanish and French forces under Count Marsillac. General Traun surrendered the fortress of Capua in November 1734 with full honors of war, primarily because of exhausted provisions and ammunition, but also because it was clear no relief was coming to the isolated garrison.