Grovestins's cavalry raid

Grovestins' cavalry raid
Part of the War of the Spanish Succession

Cavalry Battle from the War of the Spanish Succession
Jan van Huchtenburg, 1733
Date10 June 1712 – 21 June 1712
Location
Champage, Three Bishoprics
Result Dutch victory
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
Casualties and losses
165 killed or wounded Unknown

Grovestins' cavalry raid was a military 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.

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