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Siege of Bredevoort (1672)
| Siege of Bredevoort | |||||||
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| Part of the Franco-Dutch War and the Second Münster War | |||||||
&sq=&lang=en&file=File:Bredevoort_vestingwerken.jpg) Depiction of the fortress of Bredevoort | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Dutch Republic |
 Bishopric of Münster | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Adriaen van Keppel |
Bernhard von Galen | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 500[1] | 2,000[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Light | None[1] | ||||||
The siege of Bredevoort was a short siege by Münster troops, led by Bernhard von Galen to further initiate his invasion of the Dutch Republic. The siege itself lasted six days until the small garrison, led by Adriaen van Keppel was forced to surrender.[1]
- ^ a b c d Fruin 1972, p. 154.
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