Siege of Ypres (1744)
| Siege of Ypres | |||||||
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| Part of War of the Austrian Succession | |||||||
Plan of the fortified city of Ypres in 1744 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| France | Dutch Republic | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Duke of Noailles Maurice de Saxe Louis XV of France | William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 87,000 | 3,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The siege of Ypres took place between 15 and 24 June 1744 during the War of the Austrian Succession. A French army under the nominal command of King Louis XV of France and operational command of the Duke of Noailles, took the city from its Dutch garrison after a short siege.