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In the earliest phases of the battle, John of
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641:, he met with the Mark and Berg troops by the end of the month. Together they marched against Worringen, a castle on the Rhine held by the Archbishop of Cologne. John laid siege to the fortress, supported by the Cologne citizens, who were eager to free themselves from the archbishop's rule.
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The number of deaths at the battle of
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In mid-afternoon, the Berg and Mark troops, along with the
Cologne citizens, had gathered again and started a savage attack on the archbishop's forces. The battle ended in a victory for Brabant when Reginald of Guelders was captured by
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and allies joined his forces and
Reginald of Guelders finally sold his rights to Limburg to him, just before peace talks were scheduled. This angered John of Brabant, who in turn started a campaign against Reginald. In
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Between 1283 and 1288, the conflict was delayed by several smaller confrontations between both sides, none of them decisive. Meanwhile, most of the other local powers chose sides. Siegfried II of
Westerburg, the
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since 1190, it had been solely honorific and did not imply any inheritance claims. The
Limburg nobles therefore refused to accept John's overlordship, when his forces invaded the duchy.
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in 1475. The Duchy of
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The Battle of
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Siegfried, witnessing the estrangement of his subjects, likewise started marching. He and Henry of
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