Siege of Ghent (1708)

Siege of Ghent
Part of the War of the Spanish Succession
Map of the siege of Ghent
Date 18–30 December 1708 (1 week and 5 days) Location Ghent 51°3′0.000″N 3°43′0.001″E / 51.05000000°N 3.71666694°E / 51.05000000; 3.71666694 Result Grand Alliance victory
Belligerents
United Provinces  Great Britain  Habsburg Austria	France
Commanders and leaders
Duke of Marlborough	Count de la Mothe
Strength
77,000[1]	17,000[2]
Casualties and losses
200[1]	minimal
Siege of Ghent class=notpageimage| Location within Belgium

The siege of Ghent (18–30 December 1708) was the last operation of the 1708 campaign season during the War of the Spanish Succession. After successfully taking Lille shortly before, the Duke of Marlborough moved his forces onto the town of Ghent where after a 12-day siege the town's governor, Count Charles de La Mothe-Houdancourt, surrendered.