The Franco-Dutch War, often called simply the Dutch War (French: La Guerre de Hollande, Dutch: Hollandse Oorlog. The year 1672 in Dutch is often referred to as Het Rampjaar, meaning the year of disaster.) (1672–78) was a war fought by France, Sweden, the Prince-Bishopric of Münster, the Archbishopric of Cologne and England against the Dutch Republic, which were later joined by the Austrian Habsburg lands, Brandenburg and Spain to form a quadruple alliance. The war ended with the Treaty of Nijmegen of 1678, which granted France control of the Franche-Comté and some cities in Flanders and Hainaut (all formerly controlled by Spain).
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