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Siege of Bonn in 1673

Siege of Bonn in 1673 was a siege conducted on 3 November 1673 at Bonn, in what is now Germany; it lasted 9 days. It was part of the Franco-Dutch War, which ran from 1672 to 1678. The recorded result: Allied victory. Recorded strength: 48,000 men against 2,000 men.

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Belagerung Bonns durch Wilhelm III von Oranien im Jahr 1673 während des Holländischen Kriegs (Rijksmuseum, Niederlande)
Belagerung Bonns durch Wilhelm III von Oranien im Jahr 1673 während des Holländischen Kriegs (Rijksmuseum, Niederlande). Romeyn de Hooghe (1645-09-10, 1708-06-10), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought3 November 1673lasted 9 days
WhereBonn, Germany50.734N, 7.100E
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsDutch Republic; Holy Roman Empire; SpainagainstKingdom of France; Electorate of Cologne
Casualties and losses400–500and400–500
Part ofFranco-Dutch War1672 to 1678

Where it sits in the Franco-Dutch War

Siege of Nimègue, 1672Siege of Doesburg, 1672Siege of Groenlo, 1672Siege of Coevorden, 1672Siege of Groningen, 1672Battle of Woerden, 1672Siege of Charleroi, 1672Siege of Maastricht, 1673First battle of Schooneveld, 1673Siege of Bonn in 1673, 1673Siege of Besançon, 1674Battle of Sinsheim, 1674Invasion of Martinique, 1674Battle of Seneffe, 1674Battle of Entzheim, 1674Battle of Mulhouse, 1674Battle of Turckheim, 1675Battle of Stromboli, 1675Battle of Salzbach, 1675Battle of Konzer Brücke, 1675Battle of Stromboli, 1676Battle of Augusta, 1676Siege of Philippsburg, 1676Siege of Bouchain, 1676Battle of Palermo, 1676Siege of Maastricht, 1676Siege of Valenciennes, 1677First Battle of Tobago, 1677Siege of Saint-Omer, 1677Siege of Cambrai, 1677Battle of Cassel, 1677Battle of San Leonardello, 1677Siege of Freiburg, 1677Second Battle of Tobago, 1677Action of 1678, 1678Siege of Ypres, 1678Battle of Rheinfelden, 1678Battle of Saint-Denis, 167816721678Siege of Bonn in 1673, 1673
39 placed engagements of the Franco-Dutch War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date3 November 1673
to 12 November 1673
PlaceBonn, Germany
50.734N, 7.100E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength48,000 men2,000 men
Casualties and losses400–500400–500
Commanders
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1588 and 1703.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1673

Siege of Bonn in 1673 is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 538 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q557258, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Bonn (1673), revision 1383176493, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.