Siege of Coevorden (1672)

Siege of Coevorden
Part of the Franco-Dutch War and the Second Münster War
The storming of Coevorden, by Pieter Wouweman
Date First siege: 1–11 July 1672 Second siege: 29–30 December 1672 Location Coevorden, the Netherlands Result First siege: Münster victory Second siege: Dutch victory
Belligerents
Dutch Republic	Münster
Commanders and leaders
Carl von Rabenhaupt	Bernhard von Galen
Strength
Unknown	First siege: 24,000 men[1] Second siege: Unknown

The sieges of Coevorden were two separate sieges of the city of Coevorden located in Drenthe in the Netherlands. The first siege was launched for Bernhard von Galen to make further progress in his conquests in the Eastern and Northern Netherlands, and the second on with the intention to recapture the city as an aftermath of the siege of Groningen.