Siege of Bonn (1673)

The Siege of Bonn took place from 3 to 12 November 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), 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]
Strength
45,000

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

Notes

1. Stieve 1893, pp. 266–267.

References

• Felix Stieve (1893), "Sporck, Johann Graf von", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German), 35, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 264–267