15 March 1691
Investment of Mons
Boufflers begins the French investment of Mons before the main siege works are opened.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Mons in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Boufflers begins the French investment of Mons before the main siege works are opened.
Louis XIV arrives before Mons and personally oversees the principal French operation of the 1691 campaign.
Vauban directs the systematic siege works and artillery attack against Mons.
Louis XIV receives the successful conclusion of the siege as the Mons garrison marches out under agreed terms.
Blames the French defeats at Mons & Tournai on treason & an "Austrian Committee"
The French are forced to retreat after the Battle of Mons
Blames the French defeats at Mons & Tournai on treason & an "Austrian Committee"
Blames the French defeats at Mons and Tournai on treason and an "Austrian Committee".
Attends an inter-allied conference in the Chateau at Casteau near Mons
Attends an inter-allied conference in the Chateau at Casteau near Mons
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