William led attacks on Woerden and Charleroi, which were over-ambitious and unsuccessful but restored Dutch morale, while Coevorden was recaptured on 31 December. Although their position remained precarious, by the end of 1672 the Dutch had regained much of the territory lost in May and Louis found himself involved in a wider European war of attrition. Despite his French subsidies, Charles had run out of money and faced considerable domestic opposition to continuing the war. This increased when the Dutch Cape Colony dispatched an expeditionary force to the English-held island of Saint Helena, and took possession on behalf of the Dutch East India Company.
William led attacks on Woerden and Charleroi which were over-ambitious and unsuccessful but restored Dutch morale while Coevorden was recaptured on 31 December Although their position remained precarious by the end of 1672 the Dutch had regained much of the territory lost in May and Louis found himself involved in a wider European war of attrition Despite his French subsidies Charles had run out of money and faced considerable domestic opposition to continuing the war This increased when the Dutch Cape Colony dispatched an expeditionary force to the English-held island of Saint Helena and took possession on behalf of the Dutch East India Company