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Siege of Groningen (1672)
| Siege of Groningen | |||||||
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| Part of the Franco-Dutch War and the Second Münster War | |||||||
&sq=&lang=en&file=File:Dirk_Maas_-_Siege_of_Groeningen_by_Christian_Bernard_von_Galen,_bishop_of_Munster_-_M.Ob.408_MNW_-_National_Museum_in_Warsaw.jpg) The siege of Groningen in 1672, by Dirk Maas. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
&sq=&lang=en&file=File:Flag_of_the_Prince-Bishopric_of_M%C3%BCnster.svg){kind=small} Bishopric of Münster Electorate of Cologne |
&sq=&lang=en&file=File:Prinsenvlag.svg){kind=small} Dutch Republic | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Bernhard von Galen |
Carl von Rabenhaupt | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 13.000[1]-24,000 men | 2.500 men[2] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 5.000-10.000 men[3] | Unknown | ||||||
The Siege of Groningen was a battle that took place in 1672 during the Franco-Dutch War. It was a Dutch victory that ended all hope of the Bishop of Münster to push deeper into the Netherlands. The Münster army was so weakened by the defeat that the Dutch army successfully reconquered much of the land that Münster had conquered just weeks earlier. Every year, the city of Groningen celebrates its victory as a local holiday on 28 August.[4]
On August 28 of that year, after a siege of only a month, the Bishop of Münster ordered the withdrawal of his troops. He was popularly called “Berend Bombs” due to the frequent use of bombs fired from cannons, the most modern weaponry of the time, which caused considerable damage within the city walls.
- ^ Fruin 1972, p. 285.
- ^ Fruin 1972, p. 283.
- ^ Nimwegen 2020, p. 121.
- ^ Luyendijk, Wubby (11 November 2015). "Enjoy your meal, refugee". NRC. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
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