 Pakutanga ichitsigirwa neEngland, Hondo yeFrench-Dutch yakatanga muna May 1672; mauto eFrance akakurumidza kukurira chikamu chikuru cheNetherlands, asi pakazosvika July nzvimbo yeDutch yakanga yagadzikana. Kubudirira kwakakurudzira Louis kuti aite zvido zvakanyanyisa, nepo kunetseka pamusoro pekufambira mberi kweFrance kwakaunza rutsigiro rwechiDutch kubva kuBrandenburg-Prussia, Mambo Leopold, naCharles II weSpain. Muna August 1673, mauto eUmambo akapinda muRhineland; vakatarisana nehondo pamativi akawanda, vaFrance vakasiya zvizhinji zvezviwanikwa zvavo zveDutch kuti vatarise kune imwe nzvimbo, vachingochengeta Grave neMaastricht. Muna January 1674, Denmark yakabatana neboka rairwisana neFrance, nepo muna February England yakabuda muhondokupfurikidza neSungano yeWestminster. 