Siege of Danzig (1734)
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The siege of Danzig of 1734 was the Russian encirclement and capture of the Polish city-port of Gdańsk, during the War of Polish Succession. It was the first time that troops of France and Russia had
Engraving depicting the death of Count Plélo
Attack of the Count Plelo’s forces on may 21
War of the Polish Succession
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The War of the Polish Succession was a major European conflict sparked by a civil war in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth over the succession to Augustus II the Strong, which the other European powe
Siege of Danzig (1734)
…The siege of Danzig of 1734 was the Russian encirclement (22 February – 30 June) and capture of the Polish city-port of Gdańsk, during the War of Polish Succession. It was the first time that troops of France and Russia had met as foes in the field. Augustus II of Saxony, who had also ruled as King of Poland for…
Augustus II; his death in February 1733 sparked the war
Stanisław Leszczyński, painting by Jean-Baptiste van Loo
Augustus III of Poland, painting by Louis de Silvestre
French Royal Army fusiliers as they dressed in 1735