Siege of Ypres (1744)

Siege of Ypres
Part of War of the Austrian Succession
Plan of the fortified city of Ypres in 1744
Date 15 June – 24 June 1744[1] Location Ieper (Ypres), Austrian Netherlands Result French victory
Belligerents
France	Dutch Republic
Commanders and leaders
Duke of Noailles Maurice de Saxe Louis XV of France	William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
Strength
87,000[2]	3,000[3]
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.^[4]