Siege of Danzig | |||||||
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Part of the War of the Polish Succession | |||||||
Depiction of the siege | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Fleet:
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Strength | |||||||
12,000 initially 37,000 or 60,000 regulars totally |
4,500 initially 7,000 Polish army totally 7,500–8,500 Polish militia and volunteers 1,200–2,400 French[2] 130 Swedish volunteers[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
8,000 | Unknown |
The Siege of Danzig of 1734 was the Russian encirclement (22 February – 30 June) and capture of the Polish city-port of Gdańsk, during the War of Polish Succession. It was the first time that troops of France and Russia had met as foes in the field.