Siege of Capua (1734) 1734
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1734 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Italy | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Bourbon conquest of the Two Sicilies | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Habsburg monarchy, Kingdom of Spain | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 41.1000, 14.2000 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The siege of Capua was the last major military action of the War of the Polish Succession in the Kingdom of Naples. Austrian forces of the Habsburg monarchy, under the command of the Austrian Marshal Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, withstood for seven months a blockade begun in April 1734 by Spanish and French forces under Count Marsillac. General Traun surrendered the fortress of Capua in November 1734 with full honors of war, primarily because of exhausted provisions and ammunition, but also because it was clear no relief was coming to the isolated garrison.
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