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Venlo
Battle Name : Venlo
Date(s) : 12 September 1702 - 25 September 1702
Part of : The War of the Spanish Succession ,
Outcome : A victory for Marlborough's Allied Army over French Army Garrison
Type of battle : Land, Seige
Summary
A blockade of the town and fort St Michael had been growing for some time before Marlborough arrived. By the 12th September the fort and the town were under full-scale attack. Sixty seven 24 pdr cannon and one hundred and forty mortars threw shot and shell into the town. The Governor surrendered on the 25th September.
