...on February 19, the stronghold of Gray…
February 1668 CE
...on February 19, the stronghold of Gray also falls to the French.
Shortly before, the Spanish Marquis de Yenne had surrendered to the French king, and now persuades the Governor of Gray to capitulate.
Louis XIV returns to Saint-Germain, arriving on February 24, 1668.
After only seventeen days, the whole County has been occupied.
The causes behind this quick success are surprise, and the fact that the Spanish were badly prepared.
Furthermore, the local population tends to sympathize with the French, and has mostly welcomed them.
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Flanders, County of
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Besançon (Imperial Free City)
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Sweden, (second) Kingdom of
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Franche-Comté (province of the Spanish Empire)
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Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of
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Netherlands, Southern (Spanish)
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Netherlands, United Provinces of the (Dutch Republic)
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France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
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Habsburg Monarchy, or Empire
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Portugal, Bragança Kingdom of
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England, (Stewart, Restored) Kingdom of
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