Siege of Bethune, 1710 Engraving by unknown author (British Museum, link) |
Source: Pelet & Vault. Mémoires militaires relatifs à la succession d'Espagne sous Louis XIV. T. 10. P. 295.
Allied forces under General-Lieutenants Johann Matthias Graf von der Schulenburg (of Saxon service, commanded Imperial troops) & François Nicolas Baron Fagel (of Dutch service, commanded British-Dutch troops) totaled about 30-32,000 men:
Source: Feldzuge des Prinzen Eugen von Savoyen. B. 12. S. 609.
Bethune finally capitulated on August 29, 1710 on the terms of the free passage of the garrison to Arras. French lost 435 killed & 800 wounded (according to Puy-Vauban's Relation). Allies lost 854 killed & 2507 wounded.
The detailed account of the siege you may find in J. P. F. Reeve's "The Siege of Bethune 1710: The Journals of Private Deane and General Vauban Compared" (you may reed it on-line at JSTOR: link)
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