The siege of Bonn took place in 1703 during the

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when an

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force laid siege to and forced the surrender of the French garrison of the city of

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. The Allied forces were part of a general field army commanded by

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.Holmes p.241-42 The siege was portrayed in a contemporaneous painting by Alexander van Gaelen. It was the third siege of the city in thirty years, previous actions having taken place in

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and

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* Holmes, Richard. ''Marlborough: England's Fragile Genius''. Harper Press, 2008. Bonn 1703 Bonn 1703 1703 in the Holy Roman Empire Bonn 1703 Bonn 1703 History of Bonn Bonn 1703 Bonn 1703 Bonn 1703 {{Battle-stub