Siege of Bonn (1673)
| Siege of Bonn | |||||||
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| Part of the Franco-Dutch War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Dutch Republic Holy Roman Empire Spain |
 France Electorate of Cologne | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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William III of Orange Menno van Coehoorn Raimondo Montecuccoli Johann von Sporck[1] |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 60,000 men[2] | 2,000 men[3] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The siege of Bonn took place from 3 to 12 November 1673 in Bonn, present day Germany, during the Franco-Dutch War. Having forced the armies of Louis XIV to retreat, the Dutch in 1673 went on the offensive. At Bonn, a garrison consisting of troops from France and the Electorate of Cologne, this garrison was poorly equipped and had poor defenses.[4]
The allied troops led by William II of Orange, Menno van Coehoorn and Raimondo Montecuccoli started to besiege the city. William and his forces arrived before the city on 5 November, while Raimondo and his army set up camps and trenches the day before. Both armies successfully united without any French intervention. The allied forces besieged the city until the 12th of November when the French commander announced his surrender.[4] The siege was successful in cutting off French supply lines, which meant that their war in the Dutch Republic could no longer be properly supplied.[4] Because of this, the Dutch army recaptured Naarden and Grave from the French, leaving only Maastricht under French occupation.
The city of Bonn would be besieged again in 1689 and 1703.
Notes
[edit] | This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2017) |
- ^ Stieve 1893, pp. 266–267.
- ^ Panhuysen 2009, p. 395.
- ^ Nimwegen 2020, p. 134.
- ^ a b c Fruin 1972, p. 337.
References
[edit]- Felix Stieve (1893), "Sporck, Johann Graf von", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 35, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 264–267
- Panhuysen, Luc (2009). Rampjaar 1672: Hoe de Republiek aan de ondergang ontsnapte. Uitgeverij Atlas. ISBN 9789045013282.
- Nimwegen, Olaf van (2020). De Veertigjarige Oorlog 1672-1712: de strijd van de Nederlanders tegen de Zonnekoning (in Dutch). Prometheus. ISBN 978-9044638714.
- Fruin, Robert (1972). De oorlog van 1672 (E-book ed.). Wolters-Noordhof. ISBN 9789001324155.