Dashed left edge = started before September 1681 ·
Dashed right edge = ongoing beyond September 1681
Events in September 1681 3
1681France annexes StrasbourgLouis XIV's troops occupy the free city, formalising its absorption into FranceOn 30 September 1681, French forces under Louis XIV occupied the Imperial Free City of Strasbourg without a formal declaration of war. The annexation was part of Louis XIV's policy of unilateral "reunions" of border territories he claimed belonged to France. Strasbourg remained under French control, formally confirmed by the Treaty of Ryswick in 1697.
1681France occupies Casale MonferratoFrench troops take the Mantuan fortress by agreementFrench troops entered the fortress of Casale in Montferrat after Louis XIV bought it from the Duke of Mantua. It happened on the same day France annexed Strasbourg and gave France a strong base in northern Italy.
1681France occupies Casale MonferratoFrench troops take the Mantuan fortress by agreementFrench troops entered the fortress of Casale in Montferrat after Louis XIV bought it from the Duke of Mantua. It happened on the same day France annexed Strasbourg and gave France a strong base in northern Italy.