Siege of Dorsten
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In the siege of Dorsten, an Imperial force under Melchior von Hatzfeldt besieged the Hessian garrison in the town of Dorsten from 16 July 1641 to 19 September 1641 during the Thirty Years' War. The garrison capitulated on 18 September 1641 and moved out of the town the following day.
The Town of Dorsten in 1641 by Matthäus Merian.
The siege of Dorsten, 1641
Dorsten
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Dorsten is a town in the district of Recklinghausen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and has a population of about 75,000.
Historical town hall and St. Agatha cathedral
Dorsten in 1641
Dorsten, church: Sankt Agatha Kirche and das Alte Rathaus
Dorsten, church