Siege of Hulst (1591)

Siege of Hulst (1591)
	Part of the Eighty Years' War & the Anglo–Spanish War
	; The siege and capture of Hulst: print by Pieter Bast
Date	20–24 September 1591
Location	Hulst; Present day the Netherlands51°18′56.880″N 4°3′14.040″E / 51.31580000°N 4.05390000°E
Result	Dutch & English victory
Belligerents
Dutch Republic; England; Scotland	Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Maurice of Orange; Francis Vere	Colonel Castillo
Strength
4,000 infantry; 600 cavalry	400
Casualties and losses
Light	All captured
	class=notpageimage\| Location within Zeeland Siege of Hulst (1591) (Netherlands)

The siege of Hulst was a siege of the city of Hulst that took place between 20 and 24 September 1591 by a Dutch and English army under the leadership of Maurice of Orange during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War. The siege was part of Maurice's famous campaign of 1591.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Motley, John Lothrop (1898). The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Entire 1566–74. Harvard University: Harper & brothers. pp. 114–15.
^ Watson (1839). The history of the reign of Philip the Second, king of Spain. Tegg. p. 475.
^ van Nimwegen pp 156-57

[Mot-1] Motley, John Lothrop (1898). The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Entire 1566–74. Harvard University: Harper & brothers. pp. 114–15.

[Wat-2] Watson (1839). The history of the reign of Philip the Second, king of Spain. Tegg. p. 475.

[VNW-3] van Nimwegen pp 156-57

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Siege of Hulst (1591)

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