LILLE - LOUIS XIV 1708 - Lot 691

Lot n° 691
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LILLE - LOUIS XIV 1708 - Lot 691
LILLE - LOUIS XIV 1708 Coat of arms of Marshal Louis François, Duc de Boufflers, surmounting two marshal's batons with the Cross of Saint Louis and the collars of the Order of the Holy Spirit and Saint-Michel. R/. In the field, legend XX.S. PRO / DEFENSIONE /.VRBIS ET./PATRIAE 1708. Cordoned edge. ** Dr. O48-O496-O50 XX Sols 1708 (8.26 g) X Sols and V sols (unadorned coat of arms) 1708. Three bronze coins. Rare. Superb. LILLE City besieged by Prince Eugène of Savoy and the Duke of Malborough The siege of Lille took place during the War of Spanish Succession. After the rout at Oudenaarde on July 11, 1708, the road to Lille was cleared and access was free. On July 15, Malborough ravaged maritime Flanders and Artois. On August 6, Prince Eugène de Savoie marched with 45,000 men and 3,000 wagons to join the 40,000 English troops under Malborough's command. Louis François, Duke of Bouffers, who had only 9,000 men at his disposal, could not resist for long. He had the cannons melted down to issue "obsidional" coins. He surrendered on December 9, 1708.
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