Siege of Oldenzaal (1597)

Siege of Oldenzaal (1597)
Part of the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War
Siege of Oldenzaal in 1597
Date 20 to 23 October 1597 Location Oldenzaal Present day the Netherlands 52°18′45.00″N 6°55′45.01″E / 52.3125000°N 6.9291694°E / 52.3125000; 6.9291694 Result Dutch and English victory[1]
Belligerents
Dutch Republic England	Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Maurice of Orange Horace Vere	Frederick Van Boymer
Strength
4,000 infantry & cavalry	400[2]
Casualties and losses
Low	All captured
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The siege of Oldenzaal was a short siege that took place during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War by a Dutch and English army led by Maurice of Orange of the city of Oldenzaal from 20 to 23 October 1597. The city surrendered to the overwhelming Dutch and English force. The siege was part of Maurice's campaign of 1597 known as the Ten Glory Years, his highly successful offensive against the Spaniards.^[3]