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Siege of Bonn (1673)

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Siege of Bonn
Part of the Franco-Dutch War
DateNovember 3-12, 1673
Location
near Bonn, present-day Germany
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
 France
Bishopric of Münster
 Dutch Republic
 Holy Roman Empire
 Spain
Commanders and leaders
Dutch Republic William III of Orange
Holy Roman Empire Raimondo Montecuccoli

The Siege of Bonn took place from November 3 - 12, 1673, in Bonn, Germany, during the Franco-Dutch War. Having forced the armies of Louis XIV to retreat, the Dutch in 1673 went on the offensive. At Bonn, a garrison consisting of troops from France and the Electorate of Cologne was besieged by a force from the Dutch Republic (commanded by stadtholder William III), Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire (commanded by Raimondo Montecuccoli). The allied forces captured the garrison following a nine-day siege.