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Siege of Coevorden

Siege of Coevorden was a siege conducted on 29 June 1672 at Coevorden, in what is now Netherlands; it lasted 12 days. It was part of the Franco-Dutch War, which ran from 1672 to 1678. The recorded result: First siege: Münster victory; Second siege: Dutch victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against First siege: 24,000 men; Second siege: Unknown.

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IdentificatieTitel(s): Plattegrond van Coevorden, veroverd door de bisschop van Munster in 1672. Uyt Beldinge van de stercke Plaetsen van Coeverden, het welcke gehouden wort voor een vande sterckste s
IdentificatieTitel(s): Plattegrond van Coevorden, veroverd door de bisschop van Munster in 1672. Uyt Beldinge van de stercke Plaetsen van Coeverden, het welcke gehouden wort voor een vande sterckste s. Rijksmuseum, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought29 June 1672lasted 12 days
WhereCoevorden, Netherlands52.667N, 6.750E
OutcomeFirst siege: Münster victory; Second siege: Dutch victory
BelligerentsDutch RepublicagainstMünster
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 Coevorden, 1672
39 placed engagements of the Franco-Dutch War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date29 June 1672
to 11 July 1672
PlaceCoevorden, Netherlands
52.667N, 6.750E
KindSiege, early modern
StrengthUnknownFirst siege: 24,000 men; Second siege: Unknown
Commanders
  • Carl von Rabenhaupt
  • Christoph Bernhard von Galen
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1592 and 1672.

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Elsewhere in 1672

Siege of Coevorden is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 237 in present-day Netherlands.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1868556, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Coevorden (1672), revision 1370740296, 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.