Siege of Groenlo (1597)
Part of the Eighty Years' War

Depiction of the siege of Grol by Maurice in 1597
Date11–28 September 1597
Location
Groenlo, Gelderland
(present-day the Netherlands)
52°3′0.00″N 6°37′0.01″E / 52.0500000°N 6.6166694°E / 52.0500000; 6.6166694
Result Dutch-English victory[1]
Belligerents
Dutch Republic United Provinces
England England		 Spain Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Dutch Republic Maurice of Nassau
England Horace Vere		 Spain Jan van Stirum
Strength
6,000 infantry
1,400 cavalry
14 artillery pieces[2]		 800 infantry
300 cavalry[2]
Siege of Groenlo (1597) is located in Netherlands
Siege of Groenlo (1597)
Location within Netherlands
Siege of Groenlo (1597) is located in North Sea
Siege of Groenlo (1597)
Siege of Groenlo (1597) (North Sea)

The siege of Groenlo was a siege of Groenlo during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War by a Dutch and English army led by Maurice of Nassau after it had followed an unsuccessful siege by Maurice in 1595.[3]

History

The siege lasted from 11 to 28 September 1597 and ended in the town's capture from its Spanish garrison.[2]

After the capture the troops moved to take Bredevoort and formed part of Maurice's successful offensives against the Spanish in 1597.[1][3]

Groenlo was then held by the States until a siege in 1606 by Ambrosio Spinola.

References

Citations
  1. 1 2 Knight, Charles Raleigh: Historical records of The Buffs, East Kent Regiment (3rd Foot) formerly designated the Holland Regiment and Prince George of Denmark's Regiment. Vol I. London, Gale & Polden, 1905, p. 45
  2. 1 2 3 Duyck, Athonie (1864). Journaal van Anthonis Duyck, Advokaat-Fiscaal van den Raad van State (1591-1602) (in Dutch). Arnhem/Den Haag: M.Nijhoff/D.A.Thieme. pp. 345–70.
  3. 1 2 van Nimwegen pp 165-66
Bibliography
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