▁destroyed ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁troops ▁from ▁H esse ▁during ▁the ▁Th irty ▁Years ' ▁War . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁William ▁III ▁of ▁Orange ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 2 , ▁K ref eld ▁passed ▁to ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Pr uss ia . ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁K ref eld ▁occurred ▁nearby ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 8 ▁during ▁the ▁Seven ▁Years ' ▁War . ▁K ref eld ▁and ▁U erd ingen ▁were ▁included ▁within ▁the ▁Pr uss ian ▁Province ▁of ▁J ü lich - C le ves - B erg ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁( after ▁ 1 8 2 2 ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁Province ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁K ref eld ▁became ▁an ▁independent ▁city ▁within ▁R hen ish ▁Pr uss ia . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁Army ▁used ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁base ▁during ▁the ▁occupation ▁of ▁the ▁Rh in eland . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁K ref eld ▁and ▁U erd ingen ▁merged ▁to ▁form ▁K ref eld - U erd ingen ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁short ened ▁to ▁simply ▁K ref eld . ▁ ▁The ▁M enn on ites ▁of ▁K ref eld ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 6 0 7 ▁M enn on ites ▁arrived ▁in ▁K ref eld , ▁as ▁in ▁nearby ▁G ron au , ▁from ▁neighbor ing ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁territ ories ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁per sec uted . ▁They ▁sought ▁refuge