Siege of Menin (1744)

Siege of Menin
Part of War of the Austrian Succession
Menin, as Barrier city on the border with France.
Date 28 May – 4 June 1744 Location Menen (Menin), Austrian Netherlands Result French victory
Belligerents
France	Dutch Republic
Commanders and leaders
Duke of Noailles Louis XV of France	Jan, Baron van Echten[1]
Strength
50,000[2]	1,500[3]
Casualties and losses
low	low

The siege of Menin took place between 28 May and 4 June 1744 during the War of the Austrian Succession, and was the first battle fought in the Austrian Netherlands. A French army under the nominal command of King Louis XV of France and operational command of the Duke of Noailles, took the city from its Dutch garrison after a short siege.^[4]