Siege of Kehl
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The Siege of Kehl may refer to one of four sieges of the fortress above the town of Kehl
, located in present-day southwestern Germany
, across the Rhine River from Strasbourg
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Kehl
Kehl is a town in southwestern Germany in the Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the river Rhine, directly opposite the French city of Strasbourg.-History:...
, located in present-day southwestern Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, across the Rhine River from Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
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- Siege of Kehl (1678), during the Franco-Dutch War
- Siege of Kehl (1703)Siege of Kehl (1703)The 1703 Siege of Kehl was a military action of the War of the Spanish Succession, in which French forces under the command of the Duc de Villars captured the fortress of the Holy Roman Empire at Kehl, opposite Strasbourg on the Rhine River. Siege operations began on February 20, 1703, following...
, during the War of the Spanish Succession - Siege of Kehl (1733)Siege of Kehl (1733)The Siege of Kehl was one of the opening moves of the French Rhineland campaign in the War of the Polish Succession, at the fortress town of Kehl in the upper Rhine River valley...
, during the War of the Polish Succession - Siege of Kehl (1796)Siege of Kehl (1796)The 1796-1797 Siege of Kehl lasted from October 1796 to 9 January 1797, during the War of the First Coalition...
, during the French Revolutionary Wars