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Siege of Groenlo

Siege of Groenlo was a siege conducted on 1 June 1672 at Groenlo, in what is now Netherlands; it lasted 9 days. It was part of the Franco-Dutch War, which ran from 1672 to 1678. The recorded result: Franco-Münster victory. Recorded strength: 600 against 100,000.

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Map of the defensive works of Grolla (Groenlo) - the Netherlands, after the restaurations made in 1628. Map found in the Theater of Cities of 1649.
Map of the defensive works of Grolla (Groenlo) - the Netherlands, after the restaurations made in 1628. Map found in the Theater of Cities of 1649.. J.Blaeu, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1 June 1672lasted 9 days
WhereGroenlo, Netherlands52.042N, 6.616E
OutcomeFranco-Münster victory
BelligerentsDutch RepublicagainstKingdom of France; Cologne; Münster
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
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 Groenlo, 1672
39 placed engagements of the Franco-Dutch War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1 June 1672
to 10 June 1672
PlaceGroenlo, Netherlands
52.042N, 6.616E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength600100,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Gustaff Tungel
  • Christoph Bernhard von Galen
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1595 and 1672.

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Elsewhere in 1672

Siege of Groenlo 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 Q3242079, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Groenlo (1672), revision 1370741637, 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.