Siege of Mouzon

Siege of Mouzon
Part of the Franco-Spanish War
Date 12 – 28 September 1653 Location Mosson, Côte-d'Or Result French victory
Belligerents
France	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne	Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria
Strength
8,000[1]	1,500[2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown	1,500[2]

The Siege of Mouzon was fought in eastern France during the Franco-Spanish War in 1653 a battle at the siege of the fortress of Mozon. The battle took place shortly after Viscount Turenne launched a mobile defense against the invading Spanish army, which was facing Rocroix The town was besieged.

Leopold Williamommanded, about 34,000 Spanish troops, who began to invade France from the Flanders region in the summer of 1653 and obtained the help of Prince Condé. The commander-in-chief of the French army Viscount of Turennehad only more than one-third of the enemy's troops, so he chose to attack near the huge enemy force. Carry out a large number of maneuvers and counter-movements to deny the enemy the opportunity to capture important positions. When the Spanish army began to siege, Rocroix Turenne was well aware of the French army's numerical disadvantage and decided not to carry out a relief operation, but to make up for its strategic disadvantage by capturing Mozon. ^[3]

This is a very strategic fortress on the Meuse River, located between Sedan and Steney. After a seventeen-day siege, the French successfully captured the city. According to Duke of York, since he did not have any engineers, Viscount of Turenne had to draw up the plans himself and Supervise all siege works during the siege.

References

Sources

• Hozier, Sir Henry Montague (1885). Turenne. Chapman and Hall.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
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