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1672

Franco-Dutch War Begins

April 6, 1672

Louis XIV invaded the Dutch Republic with a hundred and twenty thousand men, ostensibly to punish the insult of the Triple Alliance but really for glory. The Dutch opened the dikes and flooded the countryside to save Amsterdam. The country was saved but not whole, and William of Orange rose to command.

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Before and after in Europe

Before: 1671: Cossack Stenka Razin Executed
After: 1673: Test Act Bars English Catholics

Before and after in War

Before: 1671: Cossack Stenka Razin Executed
After: June 20, 1675: King Philip's War Begins

Era

Enlightenment (1651–1800), one of 696 events from that era on Saeculum.

Sources

Wikipedia: Franco-Dutch War