Siege of Groningen

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Siege of Groningen
Part of Franco-Dutch War
Date July 9, 1672-August 17, 1672 Location Groningen Result Dutch Victory
Belligerents
Bishopric of Münster	Dutch Republic
Commanders
Berend van Galen	Carl von Rabenhaupt
Strength
24,000	Few
Casualties and losses
12,000 Dead	Unknown

v • d • e Franco-Dutch and Third Anglo-Dutch War Solebay – Schooneveld – Texel – Maastricht – Seneffe – Turckheim - Konzer Brücke - Stromboli - Agosta - Palermo - Utrecht – Groningen - Cassel - Saint-Denis

The Siege of Groningen was a battle that took place in the Franco-Dutch war. It was a Dutch victory and ended all hope of Münster pushing further into the Netherlands. The Münster Army was so weakened by the defeat that the Dutch army successfully reconquered much of the land that Munster had conquered just weeks earlier. Every year the city of Groningen celebrates its victory as a local holiday on August 28th.