Zwammerdam 1672

In december 1672 lukte het de Franse troepen over de bevroren waterlinie Holland binnen te vallen. Na te zijn tegengehouden verlieten ze via de dorpen Zwammerdam en Bodegraven het Hollandse grondgebied, daarij vermelde dorpen in de as leggende. Slechte publiciteit. Mooie plaatjes op de site van het Rijksmuseum.

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In december 1672, French troops managed to cross teh frozen water defense line in the province of Holland. They were beaten back but managed to reduce several village to ashes, like Zwammerdam and Bodegraven. Bad publicity for the French, historians are still debating about the amount of damage the French did, but it was considerable. It also resulted in a lot of anti-french pamphlets, which you can find on the site of the Rijskmuseum.