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{{Short description|1672 battle in the Franco-Dutch War}} |
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{{Other uses|Siege of Groningen (disambiguation)}} |
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|conflict= Siege of Groningen |
|conflict= Siege of Groningen |
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|partof=[[Franco-Dutch War]] |
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|image=Dirk Maas - Siege of Groeningen by Christian Bernard von Galen, bishop of Munster - M.Ob.408 MNW - National Museum in Warsaw.jpg |
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|image=[[Image:Siege of Groningen (1672).gif|250px]] |
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|caption=''The siege of Groningen in 1672'', |
|caption=''The siege of Groningen in 1672'',<br /> by Dirk Maas. |
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|date=9 July 1672 – 17 August 1672 |
|date=9 July 1672 – 17 August 1672 |
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|place=[[Groningen (city)|Groningen]] |
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|combatant1=[[Image:Flag of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster.svg|border|25px]] [[Bishopric of Münster]] |
|combatant1=[[Image:Flag of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster.svg|border|25px]] [[Bishopric of Münster]] |
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|combatant2=[[Image:Prinsenvlag.svg|border|25px]] [[Dutch Republic]] |
|combatant2=[[Image:Prinsenvlag.svg|border|25px]] [[Dutch Republic]] |
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|commander1=[[Image:Flag of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster.svg|border|25px]] [[ |
|commander1=[[Image:Flag of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster.svg|border|25px]] [[Bernhard von Galen]] |
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|commander2=[[Image:Prinsenvlag.svg|border|25px]] [[Carl von Rabenhaupt]] |
|commander2=[[Image:Prinsenvlag.svg|border|25px]] [[Carl von Rabenhaupt]] |
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|strength1=24,000 |
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|casualties1=5.000-10.000 men{{Sfn|Nimwegen|2020|p=121}} |
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|casualties2=Unknown |
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{{Campaignbox Dutch War}} |
{{Campaignbox Dutch War}} |
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| ⚫ | '''The Siege of Groningen''' was a battle that took place in 1672 during the [[Franco-Dutch |
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| ⚫ | '''The Siege of Groningen''' was a battle that took place in 1672 during the [[Franco-Dutch War]]. It was a Dutch victory that ended all hope of the [[Prince-Bishopric of Münster|Bishop of Münster]] to push deeper into the [[Netherlands]]. The Münster army was so weakened by the defeat that the Dutch army successfully reconquered much of the land that Münster had conquered just weeks earlier. Every year, the city of [[Groningen (city)|Groningen]] celebrates its victory as a local holiday on 28 August.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2015/11/11/eet-smakelijk-vluchteling-1555481-a1078303|title=Enjoy your meal, refugee|newspaper=NRC |date=11 November 2015 |access-date=13 November 2024 |last1=Luyendijk |first1=Wubby }}</ref> |
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<gallery> |
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Image:Carel Rabenhaubt (Lambert Visscher).jpg|[[Carl von Rabenhaubt]] (1602-1675) |
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Image:Carel Rabenhaubt (1670).jpg|[[Carl von Rabenhaubt]] (1602-1675) |
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Image:Mallinckrodt.jpg|[[Berend van Galen]] (1606-1678) |
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Image:Christoph Bernard von Galen on Horse by Wolfgang Heimbach.jpg|[[Berend van Galen]] (1606-1678) |
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Image:Beleg van Groningen - Siege of Groningen by Bernhard von Galen (1672).jpg|The Siege of Groningen by ''Bernhard von Galen'' in 1672 |
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On August 28 of that year, after a siege of only a month, the Bishop of Münster ordered the withdrawal of his troops. He was popularly called “Berend Bombs” due to the frequent use of bombs fired from cannons, the most modern weaponry of the time, which caused considerable damage within the city walls. |
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==Further reading== |
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[[File:Afbeeldinge van het Keulse en Munsterse leger voor Groeningen.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Image of the Cologne and Munster army in front of Groningen.]] |
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{{coord missing|Netherlands}} |
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== External links == |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Groningen}} |
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* {{Commons category-inline|Siege of Groningen (1672)}} |
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== References == |
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===Sources=== |
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*{{Cite book|last=Nimwegen|first=Olaf. van|title=De Veertigjarige Oorlog 1672-1712, De strijd van de Nederlanders tegen de Zonnekoning|year=2020|publisher=Prometheus|isbn=9044638718}} |
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{{Coord|53.2186|N|6.5672|E|source:wikidata|display=title}} |
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[[Category:History of Groningen (province)|Groningen]] |
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[[Category:History of Groningen (city)]] |
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[[Category:Events in Groningen (city)]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:54, 2 January 2025
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| Siege of Groningen | |||||||
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| Part of Franco-Dutch War | |||||||
 The siege of Groningen in 1672, by Dirk Maas. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Bishopric of Münster |
 Dutch Republic | ||||||
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Bernhard von Galen |
Carl von Rabenhaupt | ||||||
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| 5.000-10.000 men[1] | Unknown | ||||||
The Siege of Groningen was a battle that took place in 1672 during the Franco-Dutch War. It was a Dutch victory that ended all hope of the Bishop of Münster to push deeper into the Netherlands. The Münster army was so weakened by the defeat that the Dutch army successfully reconquered much of the land that Münster had conquered just weeks earlier. Every year, the city of Groningen celebrates its victory as a local holiday on 28 August.[2]
On August 28 of that year, after a siege of only a month, the Bishop of Münster ordered the withdrawal of his troops. He was popularly called “Berend Bombs” due to the frequent use of bombs fired from cannons, the most modern weaponry of the time, which caused considerable damage within the city walls.
External links
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Media related to Siege of Groningen (1672) at Wikimedia Commons
References
[edit]- ^ Nimwegen 2020, p. 121.
- ^ Luyendijk, Wubby (11 November 2015). "Enjoy your meal, refugee". NRC. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
Sources
[edit]- Israel, Jonathan (1995), The Dutch Republic: Its Rise, Greatness, and Fall 1477–1806, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ISBN 0-19-873072-1
- Nimwegen, Olaf. van (2020). De Veertigjarige Oorlog 1672-1712, De strijd van de Nederlanders tegen de Zonnekoning. Prometheus. ISBN 9044638718.
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