Assault on Aardenburg (1672)

Assault on Aardenburg
	Part of the Franco-Dutch War
	; The heroic defence of Aardenburg, by Barend Wijnveld
Date	June 25–27, 1672
Location	Aardenburg, Dutch Republic
Result	Dutch victory
Belligerents
France	Dutch Republic
Commanders and leaders
Claude Antoine de Dreux; de Dreux-Nancré	EliasBeeckman; Colonel Albert Spindler
Strength
5,000-9,000 men	165-198 soldiers; 50-165 armed civilians
Casualties and losses
500-1500 killed or wounded; 500-620 prisoners	0 killed; 2-6 wounded

The Assault on Aardenburg took place between June 25–26 when a French force of 5,000-9,000 men, under de Nancré, tried to take the fortress town of Aardenburg. Its small garrison however held out and managed to repulse the assault.

^ ^a ^b ^c Knoop 1862, p. 233-237.
^ ^a ^b ^c Van der Aa 1854, p. 242.
^ van Damme, p. 1-3.
^ ^a ^b Oijen 1872, p. 175.

[FOOTNOTEKnoop1862233-237-1] Knoop 1862, p. 233-237.

[FOOTNOTEVan_der_Aa1854242-2] Van der Aa 1854, p. 242.

[FOOTNOTEvan_Damme1-3-3] van Damme, p. 1-3.

[FOOTNOTEOijen1872175-4] Oijen 1872, p. 175.

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