Siege of Groenlo

1672 CE.

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The siege of Groenlo was a 10-day siege of the Dutch town of Groenlo from 1 to 10 June 1672 by the combined forces of France, the Elector of Cologne and the Prince-Bishop of Münster during the Franco-Dutch War. It ended in the town's surrender.

Text from the Wikipedia article Siege of Groenlo (1672), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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