Siege of Mons (1746)

Siege of Mons
	Part of the War of the Austrian Succession
	; A plan of the siege of Mons in 1746
Date	7 June – 23 July 1746
Location	Mons, Austrian Netherlands (Present-day Belgium)
Result	French victory
Belligerents
France	Austria; Dutch Republic;
Commanders and leaders
Prince of Conti; Duke of Boufflers; Count of Estrées;	Count of Nava
Strength
One corps	Twelve battalions

The siege of Mons was an engagement from 7 June to 23 July 1746 during the War of the Austrian Succession.^[2] The town of Mons, then part of the Austrian Netherlands, was besieged by a French army corps commanded by Louis François, Prince of Conti. The Austrian and Dutch defenders surrendered the town of Mons on 10 July, while the citadel fell to the French on 23 July.^[3]

^ "Le siège de Mons, par le prince de Conty, du 19 juin au 11 juillet 1746". collections.louvre.fr. Louvre. 1790. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
^ Soulié, Eudore (1854). Notice des peintures et sculptures composant le Musée impérial de Versailles (Volume 1). Montalant-Bougleux. p. 51.
^ Capon, Gaston (2016). Vie privée du prince de Conty. Ligaran. ISBN 9782335167177.