The siege of Trarbach (10 April – 2 May 1734) was conducted during the

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by French troops against a garrison of troops of the

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in the

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at Trarbach in the

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, a small principality of the Holy Roman Empire (Trarbach is now in

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). The French, led by Marshal Belle-Isle, were victorious, and destroyed the fortress.

References

*Gfrörer, August
''Geschichte des achtzehnten Jahrhunderts'', Volume 2
(History of the Eighteenth Century). Hurter, 1862. *Rooke, Octavius
''The life of the Moselle''
Booth, 1858. *Schütz, Ernst
''Trarbach in alter Zeit''
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