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Siege of Maastricht: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date June 6, 1673 - July 1, 1673
Location Maastricht • Netherlands
Participants Dutch Republic • France
Context Dutch War

Photos

Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
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Timeline

Anglo-Dutch Wars
Anglo-Dutch Wars
July 8, 1652 - April 1654; March 1665 - July 1667; 1672 - 1674; December 20, 1780 - May 1784
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
Siege of Maastricht
June 6, 1673 - July 1, 1673
Hendrik Münnichhofen: portrait of Magnus De la Gardie
Scanian War
1675 - 1679
William III
Battle of Saint-Denis
August 14, 1678

Key People

Charles Le Brun: Portrait of King Louis XIV
Louis XIV
king of France
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
French military engineer