Siege of Gaeta (1734)

The Siege of Gaeta was a siege during the War of Polish Succession fought at Gaeta, Italy. The Habsburgs at Gaeta withstood four months of siege from the Bourbon armies under the Duke of Parma (the future Charles III of Spain).

Siege of Gaeta
Part of the War of the Polish Succession
Charles III of Spain at the Siege of Gaeta (1734). By Giovanni Luigi Rocco.
Date 8 April – 6 August 1734 Location Gaeta, Kingdom of Naples (present-day southern Italy) Result Franco-Spanish victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Spain  Kingdom of France	Habsburg Monarchy
Commanders and leaders
Duke of Parma	Count von Tattenbach
Strength
16,000	1,500

For other sieges of this city at different dates, see Siege of Gaeta.

They were defeated on 6 August 1734 when the Spanish and French stormed the city. Twenty-seven years earlier, Austrian troops under Count Wirich Philipp von Daun had laid siege to Gaeta during the War of the Spanish Succession.

The Jacobite pretender Charles Edward Stuart was present for a time as an observer, his first exposure to war.

References

• History of the kingdom of Naples, 1734-1825