Siege of Philippsburg (1676)

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The Siege of Philippsburg (1676) was a major engagement of the Franco-Dutch War in which Imperial forces captured the strategically important fortress of Philippsburg from France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
siege ⓘ
aftermath Philippsburg remained under Imperial control until later conflicts ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Siege of Philippsburg of 1676 ⓘ
belligerent Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Imperial forces ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Army

Kingdom of France ⓘ
commandStructure Imperial army of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
conflict Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
conflictType early modern siege warfare ⓘ
countryInvolved France ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
endTime 1676-09-17 ⓘ
era 17th century ⓘ
followedBy subsequent Imperial operations on the Rhine ⓘ
garrison French troops ⓘ
hasCasualties casualties on both Imperial and French sides ⓘ
hasCommander Charles V, Duke of Lorraine ⓘ
François de Créquy ⓘ
French fortress governor of Philippsburg ⓘ
Raimondo Montecuccoli ⓘ
hasFortress Fortress of Philippsburg ⓘ
hasLocation Electorate of the Palatinate ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Philippsburg ⓘ
historicalPeriod Reign of Louis XIV of France ⓘ
linked to: Reign of Louis XIV
locatedOn Rhine River ⓘ
linked to: Rhine
objective capture of the fortress of Philippsburg ⓘ
opponent French garrison ⓘ
Imperial forces ⓘ
partOf Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
campaigns on the Upper Rhine in the Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
pointInTime 1676 ⓘ
precededBy earlier French occupation of Philippsburg ⓘ
result French garrison capitulated ⓘ
Imperial victory ⓘ
capture of Philippsburg by Imperial forces ⓘ
significance reduced French control on the Upper Rhine ⓘ
secured a key Rhine crossing for the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
startTime 1676-05-01 ⓘ
strategicImportance control of Rhine communications ⓘ
defense of southern German territories ⓘ
theatreOfWar Rhine front of the Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
used field entrenchments ⓘ
sapping and mining techniques ⓘ
siege artillery ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Philippsburg → wasSiteOf → Siege of Philippsburg (1676) ⓘ
Philippsburg fortress → significantEvent → Siege of Philippsburg (1676) ⓘ
Philippsburg fortress → battles → Siege of Philippsburg (1676) ⓘ
Siege of Philippsburg (1676) → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Philippsburg of 1676 ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Philippsburg (1676)
Charles V, Duke of Lorraine → notableWork → Siege of Philippsburg (1676) ⓘ