Siege of Bonn (1673)

Upper Rhine France Southern Italy North Germany and Scandinavia Pyrenees Americas Naval battles The siege of Bonn took place from 3 to 12 November 1673 in Bonn, present day Germany, during the Franco-Dutch War.

Having forced the armies of Louis XIV to retreat, the Dutch in 1673 went on the offensive.

[4] The allied troops led by William III of Orange, Menno van Coehoorn and Raimondo Montecuccoli started to besiege the city.

William and his forces arrived before the city on 5 November, while Raimondo and his army set up camps and trenches the day before.

The allied forces besieged the city until the 12th of November when the French commander announced his surrender.