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Conflict Europe

Franco-Dutch War

1672 CE – 1678 CE · 6 years

Louis XIV invaded the Dutch Republic with 120,000 troops in the 'Disaster Year' of 1672. The Dutch opened their dikes to flood the countryside, halting the French advance. William of Orange emerged as stadtholder and built the coalition that would check French ambitions for decades.

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Franco-Dutch War on Wikipedia.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • France (Louis XIV)
  • Dutch Republic, Spain, Holy Roman Empire

Key moments

Defining events in the Franco-Dutch War.

  1. 1672 Crossing of the Rhine
  2. 1674 Battle of Seneffe
  3. 1677 Battle of Cassel

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1672 CE and 1678 CE.

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