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    BATTLE FAMOUS : TURCKHEIM

    Oct 31, 2019 2 minutes

    The small town of Turckheim endured a miserable experience during the Franco-Dutch War. Pillaged by French forces following the Battle of Sinzheim in 1674, it was destined to become the seat of battle again just six months later.

    German soldiers were occupying the Alsace region at the close of the 1674 campaigning season. With around 55,000 troops dispersed around the region in winter quarters, no further action

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