Siege of Hulst (1702)

Assault on Hulst
	Part of the War of the Spanish Succession
	; Map of the attack on Hulst
Date	27 August – 2 September
Location	Hulst, Dutch Republic
Result	Dutch victory
Belligerents
France; Bourbon Spain	Dutch Republic
Commanders and leaders
Vauban; Bedmar	Dedem
Strength
20 battalions; 5 squadrons; (c. 8,600 men)	8 battalions; (c. 4,800 men)
Casualties and losses
c. 1,300 killed or wounded	52 killed or wounded

The siege of Hulst or assault on Hulst occurred during the War of the Spanish Succession, between 27 and 2 September 1702. Vauban and Bedmar, commanding 20 battalions of French and Spanish troops attempted to divert Allied forces from the siege of Venlo. However the attack was unsuccessful and failed to keep the Allies from capturing Venlo. This makes Hulst the only place to have successfully resisted a siege by Vauban.