After conquering most of the provinces of Overijssel and Gelderland, Bernhard von Galen had to make a choice between attacking the city of Coevorden or to invade Friesland.

Who helped initiate a plan with Carl von Rabenhaupt to recapture Coevorden, playing a crucial role in the process.

[5][6] The Dutch forces marched towards Coevorden on 27 December, with 1000 men, just a few months after Carl von Rabenhaupt successfully defended Groningen.

Short bu fierce fighting took place near the Ramparts, which resulted in the Münsterite troops fleeing afterwards.

The second siege would also be the moment the position of the war in the Northern and Eastern provinces shifted in favour of the Dutch Republic.

[9] The war between the Bishopric of Münster and the Dutch Republic eventually came to an end in 1674 after signing the Treaty of Cologne.