Siege of Maastricht (1748)

Part of the War of Austrian Succession

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Siege of Maastricht

Part of the War of the Austrian Succession
| Date| 15 April – 7 May 1748 (1748-04-15 – 1748-05-07)

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Location|

Maastricht, Dutch Republic

50°52′0″N 5°40′0″E﻿ / ﻿50.86667°N 5.66667°E﻿ / 50.86667; 5.66667
Result|  French victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of France|

* Dutch Republic
* Holy Roman Empire

Commanders and leaders
Maurice de Saxe|  Hobbe Esaias van Aylva
Strength
80,000 men|

* 9,800 men[1]
* 600 guns

Casualties and losses
2,000 casualties[2]|  839[3]-2,000[2] casualties
600 guns captured

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Location within Netherlands

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Siege of Maastricht (1748) (Europe)

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War of the Austrian Succession

Flanders and the Rhine

* Dettingen
* Menin
* Ypres
* Lauterbourg
* Wissembourg
* Furnes
* Breisgau
* Fontenoy
* Tournai
* Melle
* Ghent
* Oudenarde
* Ostende
* Brussels
* Antwerp
* Mons
* Namur
* Rocoux
* Lauffeld
* Hulst
* Bergen op Zoom
* Rhine Campaign
* Maastricht

Bohemia and Moravia

* 1st Prague
* Olmütz
* 1st Eger
* Chotusitz
* Sahay
* 2nd Prague
* 2nd Eger
* 3rd Prague
* Budweis
* Tabor
* Soor

Silesia

* Groß-Glogau
* Mollwitz
* Brieg
* Neisse
* Glatz
* Hohenfriedberg
* Kosel
* Hennersdorf

Bavaria

* Simbach
* Deggendorf
* Straubing
* Ingolstadt
* Vilshofen
* Pfaffenhofen

Austria

* St. Pölten
* Schärding
* Linz

Saxony

* Kesselsdorf

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* War of Jenkins' Ear
* First Silesian War
* Second Silesian War
* Italian campaigns
* Sea battles
* King George's War
* Jacobite rising of 1745
* First Carnatic War

The siege of Maastricht took place in April–May 1748 during the War of the Austrian Succession. A French force under the overall command of Maurice de Saxe besieged and captured the Dutch barrier fortress of Maastricht in the final few months of the campaign in the Low Countries. After a relatively long siege the garrison of Maastricht capitulated and marched out with the honours of war.[3] Maastricht was returned along with France's conquests in the Austrian Netherlands according to the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle signed in 1748.

Among the defenders were the Austro-Walloon Regiment of Los Rios, commanded by its Colonel Jean Charles Joseph, Count of Merode, Marquis of Deynze ; Charles, 5th Duke of Arenberg (Jean Charles' brother-in-law)

## References

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1. ^ Van Nimwegen 2002, p. 353.
2. ^ a b Bodart 1908, p. 231.
3. ^ a b Van Nimwegen 2002, p. 359.

## Sources

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* Bodart, Gaston (1908). Militär-historisches Kriegs-Lexikon (1618–1905). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
* Browning, Reed. The War of the Austrian Succession. Alan Sutton Publishing, 1994.
* Van Nimwegen, Olaf (2002). De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden als grote mogendheid: Buitenlandse politiek en oorlogvoering in de eerste helft van de achttiende eeuw en in het bijzonder tijdens de Oostenrijkse Successieoorlog (1740–1748) (in Dutch). De Bataafsche Leeuw.[ISBN missing]

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Maastricht and related topics

Culture|

| General|

* Flag
* Coat of arms
* Maastrichtian dialect
* Museums in Maastricht
* Sjeng
* The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF)

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Education|

* Jan van Eyck Academie
* Maastricht School of Management
* Maastricht University (incl. University College Maastricht)
* Zuyd University of Applied Sciences (incl. Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts
* Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts
* Maastricht Academy of Music)
* Maastricht School of Hotel Management

History|

* First Siege (1579)
* Capture of Maastricht (1632)
* History of the Jews in Maastricht
* Second Siege (1673)
* Third Siege (1748)
* Département de Meuse-Inférieure (1795-1814)
* Battle of Maastricht (1940)

Geography|

| Geology & Hydrology|

* Juliana Canal
* Maastrichtian (geological period)
* Meuse
* Mount Saint Peter
* Zuid-Willemsvaart

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Region / Urban area|

* Meuse-Rhine Euroregion
* South Limburg
* Lanaken (B)
* Riemst (B) (Kanne)
* Visé (B)

Neighbourhoods|

* Amby
* Beatrixhaven
* Belfort
* Belvédère
* Biesland
* Binnenstad
* Borgharen
* Boschpoort
* Boschstraatkwartier
* Bosscherveld
* Brusselsepoort
* Caberg
* Campagne
* Daalhof
* Dousberg-Hazendans
* Frontenkwartier
* De Heeg
* Heer
* Heugem
* Heugemerveld
* Itteren
* Jekerdal
* Jekerkwartier
* Kommelkwartier
* Lanakerveld
* Limmel
* Malberg
* Malpertuis
* Mariaberg
* Meerssenhoven
* Nazareth
* Oud-Caberg
* Pottenberg
* Randwyck
* Scharn
* Sint Maartenspoort
* Sint Pieter
* Statenkwartier
* Villapark
* Vroendaal
* Wittevrouwenveld
* Wyck-Céramique
* Wyckerpoort

Politics|

| Local politics|

* Historical mayors
* Wim Hillenaar (current mayor)

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International politics|

* Maastricht Treaty (1992)

Sports|

* Amstel Gold Race (cycling)
* Maastricht Wildcats (American football)
* MVV (football)
* Ridderronde

Transportation|

* A2 motorway
* Maastricht Aachen Airport (shared with Aachen, Germany)
* Maastricht railway station
* Maastricht Noord railway station
* Maastricht Randwyck railway station
* Hasselt – Maastricht tramway (cancelled)

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