The siege of Groenlo was a siege of Groenlo during the

Eighty Years' War The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt ( nl, Nederlandse Opstand) ( c.1566/1568–1648) was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government. The causes of the war included the Ref ...

and the Anglo–Spanish War by a Dutch and English army led by

Maurice of Nassau Maurice of Orange ( nl, Maurits van Oranje; 14 November 1567 – 23 April 1625) was ''stadtholder'' of all the provinces of the Dutch Republic except for Friesland from 1585 at the earliest until his death in 1625. Before he became Prince o ...

after it had followed an unsuccessful siege by Maurice in 1595.van Nimwegen pp 165-66

History

The siege lasted from 11 to 28 September 1597 and ended in the town's capture from its Spanish garrison. After the capture the troops moved to take Bredevoort and formed part of Maurice's successful offensives against the Spanish in 1597. Groenlo was then held by the States until a siege in 1606 by Ambrosio Spinola.

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