Siege of Bonn (1673)

The siege of Bonn took place from 3 to 12 November 1673 in Bonn, present day 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), the Holy Roman Empire (commanded by Raimondo Montecuccoli), and Spain. The allied forces captured the garrison following a nine-day siege.

Siege of Bonn
Part of the Franco-Dutch War
Date 3-12 November 1673 Location near Bonn, present-day Germany Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Dutch Republic  Holy Roman Empire  Spain	France  Electorate of Cologne
Commanders and leaders
William III of Orange Raimondo Montecuccoli Johann von Sporck^[1]	Von Landsberg Reveillon
Strength
60,000 men^[2]	2,000 men^[3]
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

In 1689 Bonn was again the site of a major siege.

Notes

1. Stieve 1893, pp. 266–267.
2. Panhuysen 2009, p. 395.
3. Nimwegen 2020, p. 134.

References

• Felix Stieve (1893), "Sporck, Johann Graf von", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German), vol. 35, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 264–267
• Panhuysen, Luc (2009). Rampjaar 1672: Hoe de Republiek aan de ondergang ontsnapte. Uitgeverij Atlas. ISBN 9789045013282.
• Nimwegen, Olaf van (2020). De Veertigjarige Oorlog 1672-1712: de strijd van de Nederlanders tegen de Zonnekoning (in Dutch). Prometheus. ISBN 978-9044638714.

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