Siege of Kehl | |||||||
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Part of the War of the Polish Succession | |||||||
A 1788 map showing Kehl and Strasbourg | |||||||
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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.