Siege of Schenkenschans

Siege of Schenkenschans
Part of the Eighty Years' War Franco-Spanish War
Siege of Schenkenschans by Gerrit van Santen.
Date 30 July 1635 – 30 April 1636 Location Schenkenschanz (present-day Germany) Result Dutch victory
Belligerents
Dutch Republic	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Frederick Henry	Gomar de Fourdin
Strength
30,000	1,500
Casualties and losses
Very High	900

The siege of Schenkenschans (30 July 1635 – 30 April 1636) was a major siege of the Eighty Years' War. In a successful campaign the Army of Flanders, commanded by Spanish general Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria, captured Schenkenschans along with a number of important towns, reversing recent Dutch gains and opening the Dutch Republic to a possible invasion. The Dutch Stadtholder, Fredrick Henry, pushed the republic's military efforts to their limit to recapture the fortress of Schenkenschans to counter the threat to the exposed Dutch heartland. He succeeded in doing so after a costly nine month siege.