War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14)
Sieges, marches, encampments and famous battles from 1701 to 1712 in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands
Siege of Bouchain, 1711
PLAN / DU SIEGE DE BOUCHAIN. / Investi du costé de la Basse-Ville par l'Armée de S.A. le Prince & Duc de Marlborough le 7. Aoust, & par le détachement fait de laditte Armée le 9.me dito sous les ordres & com- / mandement...
published 1711Etched and engraved map and letterpress text printed on the same sheet of paper | Scale: not stated. 1:46,000 approx. | RCIN 726071
The date of 6 August-13 September for the beginning of the siege and surrender of the fortress is taken from Ostwald (2007), p.343.
The map shows the lines of circumvallation, the Allied camps, the French entrenchments and the surrounding topography. The area covered is bounded by the following settlements: Fechein (Féchain 50°15'59"N 03°12'36"E), Fressaing (Fressain 50°17'14"N 03°11'39"E), Emerchicourt (Émerchicourt 50°18'28"N 03°14'43"E), Annis (Aniche 50°19'47"N 03°15'12"E), Sommain (Somain 50°21'34"N 03°16'51"E), Escaudain (50°19'59"N 03°20'39"E), Deuchi (Douchy-les-Mines 50°18'02"N 03°23'33"E), Hapre (Haspres 50°15'29"N 03°25'01"E), Thun S. Martin (Thun-Saint-Martin 50°13'32"N 03°17'53"E).
Dedication: [bottom left of map, to the right of a representation of what appears to be the Fagel coat of arms, surrounded by flags and other artefacts of war:] Dedié A. S. Ex.ce M:r le General Baron / de Fagel par son tres humble serviteur / Eugene Henry Fricx.
Additional text: [bottom, below title, letterpress: a key, A-I, K-T, V-Z, AA, &c, to the positions of the attacks, retrenchments, camps, lines and fieldworks.]
Condition: one fold line; cropped on all sides; bottom centre, small tear. Verso: bottom, right of centre, water-stained patch, shadow and ghosting from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
Eugène Henri Fricx (January 1644-18 December 1730) (publisher) [bottom centre, below letterpress text:] A BRUXELLES, Chez EUGENE HENRY FRICX, Imprimeur du Roy, 1711.
Jacques Harrewyn (1660-1727) (engraver) [bottom right, inside neatline:] Harrewyn fec
General Baron de Fagel (dedicatee)
Watermark: None visible
Condition: one fold line; cropped on all sides; bottom centre, small tear. Verso: bottom, right of centre, water-stained patch, shadow and ghosting from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
Scale: not stated. 1:46,000 approx.
29.5 x 39.9 cm (neatline)
30.0 x 40.3 cm (image of map)
12.3 x 39.0 cm (image of text)
30.5 x 40.9 cm (platemark)
47.1 x 55.3 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
PLAN / DU SIEGE DE BOUCHAIN. / Investi du costé de la Basse-Ville par l'Armée de S.A. le Prince & Duc de Marlborough le 7. Aoust, & par le détachement fait de laditte Armée le 9.me dito sous les ordres & com- / mandement de Son Ex.ce le General Baron de Fagel du costé de la Haute-Ville le 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. & 18.me dito 1711. que l'on a seulement trouvé le moyen d'enfermer la Place, & de / commencer ce Siege à la veüe de l'Armée du Maréchal de Villars, & du Camp retranché sur la hauteur de Wavrechain, commandé par le Lieutenant General Albergotti. Laquelle Pla- / ce battit la chamade le 12. Septembre à 2. heures après-midi, & la Garnison en sortit le 14. prisonniere de guerre, & fut conduite à Tournay, & les malades & blessés envoyez à Cambray. [bottom centre, below map]
Dedication:
[bottom left of map, to the right of a representation of what appears to be the Fagel coat of arms, surrounded by flags and other artefacts of war:] Dedié A. S. Ex.ce M:r le General Baron / de Fagel par son tres humble serviteur / Eugene Henry Fricx.
Additional text:
[bottom, below title, letterpress: a key, A-I, K-T, V-Z, AA, &c, to the positions of the attacks, retrenchments, camps, lines and fieldworks.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Bouchain 7 August - 14 Sept.r 1711.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top left, ink, in Schultz's hand?, cropped:] Netherla[nds]; [top right, black pencil:] 112; [bottom, left of centre, black pencil, cropped and illegible]; [right centre, red pencil:] 103.
George III catalouge entry:
Bouchain Plan du Siege de Bouchain, investi par le Duc de Marlborough le 7 Aoust et pris le 14 Septembre 1711; chez Friex, 1711.
Subject(s)
Bouchain, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France (50°17'06"N 03°18'53"E)
Bibliographic reference(s)
J. Ostwald, Vauban under siege: engineering efficiency and martial vigor in the War of the Spanish Succession, Leiden 2007
