siege, early modern
Siege of Grave
Siege of Grave was a siege conducted on 25 July 1674 at Grave, in what is now Netherlands. The recorded result: Dutch victory. Recorded strength: 4,000 men; 450 guns, of which 100 were in use against 30,000 men (10,000 reinforcements arrived on 9 October).
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Record
| Date | 25 July 1674 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Grave, Netherlands 51.760N, 5.741E | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Result | Dutch victory | |
| Belligerents | Kingdom of France | Dutch Republic; Spain; Brandenburg-Prussia |
| Commanders | Noël Bouton de Chamilly | William III of Orange; Carl von Rabenhaupt; Henry Casimir II; Menno van Coehoorn |
| Strength | 4,000 men; 450 guns, of which 100 were in use | 30,000 men (10,000 reinforcements arrived on 9 October) |
| Casualties and losses | 2,000 | 7,000–8,000 |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Grave 1586, 0.2 km
- Siege of Grave 1602, 0.2 km
- Siege of Nijmegen 1591, 11 km
- Siege of Nijmegen 1794, 11 km
- Siege of Nimègue 1672, 11 km
Elsewhere in 1674
- Battle of Seneffe Belgium
- Battle of Sinsheim Germany
- Battle of Entzheim France
- Battle of Mulhouse France
- Siege of Besançon France
Siege of Grave is one of 979 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 172 in present-day Netherlands.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q115819756, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Grave (1674), revision 1383176725, 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.