Timeline June 1734

Events in June 1734 3

• 1734 Siege of Danzig Russian and Saxon forces capture the city, ending Leszczy'ski's bid for the Polish throne A Russian-Saxon army under Field Marshal Burkhard Christoph von Münnich besieged Danzig, where the rival Polish king Stanisław Leszczyński had taken refuge. Leszczyński escaped in disguise before the city capitulated on 30 June, effectively ending his chances of keeping the Polish crown. The siege was the decisive campaign of the War of the Polish Succession in the north.
• 1734 Voltaire's Lettres philosophiques condemned in France Parlement of Paris orders the book burned and its author arrested Voltaire's Lettres philosophiques, praising English religious tolerance and constitutional government, was published in France and swiftly condemned by the authorities. The Parlement of Paris ordered the book publicly burned and issued a warrant for Voltaire's arrest, forcing him to flee Paris. The episode became a landmark case of Enlightenment-era censorship.
• 1734 Battle of Parma A Franco-Sardinian army defeats Austrian forces in northern Italy An allied French and Sardinian army under the Duc de Coigny defeated an Austrian force near Parma during the War of the Polish Succession. Casualties were heavy on both sides, but the Austrians were forced to withdraw. The battle formed part of the wider struggle for control of the Duchy of Milan.