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Siege of Maastricht

Siege of Maastricht was a siege conducted on 6 July 1676 at Maastricht, in what is now Netherlands; it lasted 52 days. It was part of the Franco-Dutch War, which ran from 1672 to 1678. The recorded result: French victory.

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Siege of Maastricht by the Prince of Orange (William III) in 1676. Maastricht in the Netherlands was at that time occupied by the French.
Siege of Maastricht by the Prince of Orange (William III) in 1676. Maastricht in the Netherlands was at that time occupied by the French.. Unknown engraver. Published around 1680 in: Matthäus Merian, Prosp. Der Belagrung Maestricht und Wyck durch den Princen , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought6 July 1676lasted 52 days
WhereMaastricht, Netherlands50.850N, 5.683E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsKingdom of FranceagainstDutch Republic; Spain
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 Maastricht, 1676
39 placed engagements of the Franco-Dutch War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date6 July 1676
to 27 August 1676
PlaceMaastricht, Netherlands
50.850N, 5.683E
KindSiege, early modern
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 17 times between 1204 and 1940.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1676

Siege of Maastricht 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 Q18002290, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Maastricht (1676), revision 1383176685, 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.