Grovestins's cavalry raid
Grovestins' Cavalry Raid was a cavalry expedition in Northern France by a brigade of the Dutch States Army between 10 June 1712 and 28 July 1712 under the command of Major-General Frederik Sirtema van Grovestins during the final stages of the War of the Spanish Succession.
| Grovestins' cavalry raid in 1712 | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the Spanish Succession | |||||||
A Dutch dragoon by Tibout Regters | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Dutch Republic | Kingdom of France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Frederik Sirtema van Grovestins | Pomponne de Refuge | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,833 men-strong raiding party | 200 men-strong Metz garrison | ||||||
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