Siege of Kehl (1733)

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Siege of Kehl
Part of the War of the Polish Succession

A 1788 map showing Kehl and Strasbourg
Date14–28 October 1733
Location
Kehl, Margraviate of Baden (present-day Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
48°34′N 7°49′E / 48.567°N 7.817°E / 48.567; 7.817
Result French victory
Belligerents
 Kingdom of France  Holy Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick Baron Johann August von Phull
Strength
25,000 infantry
8,000 cavalry		 250 Imperial troops
1,200 Schwabian militia

The siege of Kehl (14–28 October 1733) was one of the opening moves of the French Rhineland campaign in the War of the Polish Succession, at the fortress town of Kehl in the upper Rhine River valley in the Holy Roman Empire. A large French army under the command of the Duke of Berwick besieged and captured the fortress, which was lightly garrisoned and in poor condition.