Siege of Menin (1706)

Siege of Menin
Part of War of the Spanish Succession
Date12 July – 22 August 1706
Location50°48′N 03°07′E / 50.800°N 3.117°E / 50.800; 3.117
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Grand Alliance Kingdom of France France
Commanders and leaders
Dutch Republic Ernst von Salisch
Earl of Orkney
Dutch Republic Jobst von Scholten
Count de Caraman
Marquis de Bully
Strength
30,000 men 5,500 men
Casualties and losses
2,100-3,000 killed or wounded[1][2] 1,400 killed or wounded[1]

The siege of Menin (1706) was a siege by the Allies against the French during the War of the Spanish Succession.


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