Siege of Grave (1674)
| Siege of Grave (1674) | |||||||
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| Part of the Franco-Dutch War | |||||||
The thanksgiving service of William III's army in Grave after its capture | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of France |
Dutch Republic Spain Brandenburg-Prussia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Noël Bouton de Chamilly |
William III of Orange Carl von Rabenhaupt Henry Casimir II Menno van Coehoorn | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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4,000 men 450 guns of which 100 were in use | 30,000 men (10,000 reinforcements arrived on 9 October) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2,000 | 7,000–8,000 | ||||||
The siege of Grave took place from 25 July to 27 October in 1674 during the Franco-Dutch War of 1672 to 1678, when a Dutch army captured the Dutch fortress town of Grave (De Graaf) in what is now North Brabant. Grave had been occupied by the French since the summer of 1672 when an army under Turenne forced the town to surrender.