Siege of Groningen
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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 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 August 28.
Franco-Dutch War
The Franco-Dutch War, often called simply the Dutch War was a war fought by France, Sweden, the Bishopric of Münster, the Archbishopric of Cologne and England against the United Netherlands, which were later joined by the Austrian Habsburg lands, Brandenburg and Spain to form a quadruple alliance...
. It was a Dutch victory that ended all hope of the Bishop of Münster to push deeper into the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. 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 August 28.