Siege of Danzig (1734)

Siege of Danzig
Part of the War of the Polish Succession
Depiction of the siege
Date 22 February – 30 June 1734 Location Gdańsk (Danzig), Poland 54°22′N 18°38′E / 54.367°N 18.633°E / 54.367; 18.633 Result Russo-Saxon victory
Belligerents
Augustus III  Russia  • Imperial Navy  Electorate of Saxony	Stanisław I  France
Commanders and leaders
Army: Peter Lacy Burkhard Christoph von Münnich Johann Adolf II, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels Fleet: Thomas Gordon	Stanisław I General Johann Wilhelm von Vietinghoff (de) Gabriel de Rochon de Lapeyrouse (POW) (fr) Jean André, Marquis de Barailh (fr) Count Plélo † Baron von Stackelberg[1]
Strength
12,000 initially 37,000 or 60,000 regulars totally	4,500 initially 7,000 Polish army totally 7,500–8,500 Polish militia and volunteers 1,200–2,400 French[2] 130 Swedish volunteers[1]
Casualties and losses
8,000	Unknown

The siege of Danzig of 1734 was the Russian encirclement (22 February – 30 June) and capture of the Polish city-port of Gdańsk, during the War of Polish Succession. It was the first time that troops of France and Russia had met as foes in the field.