Siege of Groenlo (1597)

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]

Siege of Groenlo (1597)
Part of the Eighty Years' War
Depiction of the siege of Grol by Maurice in 1597.
Date 11–28 September 1597 Location Groenlo, Gelderland (present-day the Netherlands) Result Dutch-English victory[1]
Belligerents
United Provinces England	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Maurice of Nassau Horace Vere	Jan van Stirum
Strength
6,000 infantry 1,400 cavalry 14 artillery pieces[2]	800 infantry 300 cavalry[2]

For other sieges of the town, see Siege of Groenlo.

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. 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. 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. van Nimwegen pp 165-66

Bibliography

• Van Nimwegen, Olaf (2010). The Dutch Army and the Military Revolutions, 1588-1688. New York: Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 978-1-84383-575-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Hart, Marjolein 't (2014). The Dutch Wars of Independence: Warfare and Commerce in the Netherlands 1570-1680 Modern Wars In Perspective. Routledge. ISBN 9781317812548.