Rhine campaign of 1713

Rhine campaign of 1713
Part of the War of the Spanish Succession
A portrait of Claude de Villars
Date May – November 1713 Location Upper Rhine, Holy Roman Empire Result French victory[1] Successful siege of Landau Successful siege of Freiburg
Belligerents
France	Austria
Commanders and leaders
Claude de Villars Marquis de Bezons Arthur Dillon	Eugene of Savoy Duke of Württemberg
Strength
240 infantry battalions 300 cavalry squadrons	85 infantry battalions 115 cavalry squadrons

The Rhine campaign of 1713 was a successful French military campaign against the Holy Roman Empire, the sole remaining member of the once-formidable Grand Alliance which had refused to make peace with France. The campaign, which did not result in any pitched battles, ended with French forces besieging and capturing the fortified cities of Landau and Freiburg im Breisgau, which exposed the Palatinate, Württemberg and Swabia to French occupation and compelled the Emperor to sue for peace.