The Duke of Berwick led 100,000 men up the Rhine Valley in opposition to Austrian forces , of which 60,000 were detached to invest the fortress at Philippsburg , beginning Process_start on 1 June 1734 .

The Siege of Roses or Siege of Rosas from 7 November to 5 December 1808 saw an Imperial French corps led by Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr invest a Catalan and Spanish garrison commanded Control by Peter O'Daly .