Siege of Rheinberg (1597)
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| date | August 9-19, 1597 |
|---|---|
| place | Rheinberg |
| output | Surrender of the Spanish garrison |
| Parties to the conflict | |
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| Commander | |
| Troop strength | |
| 7000 infantry 1200 cavalry |
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Western Europe
Oosterweel - Dahlen - Heiligerlee - Jemgum - Jodoigne - Le Quesnoy - Brielle - Mons - Goes - 1. Mechelen - Naarden - Middelburg - Haarlem - Alkmaar - Geertruidenberg - Leiden - Delft - Valkenburg - Mooker Heide - Schoonhoven - Zierikzee - 1. Antwerp - Gembloux - Rijmenam - 1. Deventer - Borgerhout - 1. Maastricht - 2. Mechelen - 1. Steenwijk - Kollum - 1. Breda - Noordhorn - Niezijl - Lochem - Lier - Eindhoven - Steenbergen - Ghent - Aalst - 2. Antwerp - IJsseloord - Empel - Boksum - 1. Grave - 1. Venlo - Axel - Neuss - 1. Rheinberg - Zutphen - 1. Sluis - 1. Bergen op Zoom - 2. Geertruidenberg - 2. Breda - 2. Zutphen - 2. Deventer - Delfzijl - Knodsenburg - 1. Hulst - Nijmegen - Rouen - Caudebec - 2. Steenwijk - 1. Coevorden - 3. Geertruidenberg - 2. Coevorden - Groningen - Huy - 1. Groenlo - Lippe - Calais - 2. Hulst - Turnhout - 2. Rheinberg - 1. Moers - 2. Groenlo - Bredevoort - Enschede - Ootmarsum - 1. Oldenzaal - 1. Lingen - 1. Schenckenschans - Zaltbommel - Rees - San Andreas - Nieuwpoort - 3. Rheinberg - Ostend - 1. 's-Hertogenbosch - 2. Grave - Hoogstraten - 3. Sluis
Twelve Years Peace
2. Lingen - 3. Groenlo - Aachen - Jülich - 2. Bergen-op-Zoom - Fleurus - 3. Breda - 2. Oldenzaal - 4. Groenlo - 2. 's-Hertogenbosch - Slaak - 2. Maastricht - Leuven - 2. Schenkenschans - 4. Breda - 2. Venlo - Kallo - 3. Hulst
European waters
Vlissingen - Borsele - Haarlemmermeer - Zuiderzee - Scheldt - Lillo - Ponta Delgada - Bayona Islands - Gulf of Almería - 1st Cadiz - Azores - Strait of Dover - 2nd Sluis - 1st Cape St. Vincent - 1st Gibraltar - 2nd Gibraltar - 2nd Cadiz - Lizard Point - Dunkirk - Calais - Downs - 2nd Cape St. Vincent - 2nd St. Martin
America
Bahia - Matanzas - St. Martin - San Juan - Abrolhos - Pernambuco - South Chile
East Indies
Playa Honda - 1st San Salvador - 2nd San Salvador - La Naval de Manila - Puerto de Cavite
The siege of Rheinberg by Dutch troops under the command of Moritz von Oranien took place from August 9 to 19, 1597 during the Eighty Years' War and ended with the capitulation and the withdrawal of the Spanish garrison. The liberation of the city of Rheinberg was part of Moritz's campaign of 1597 .
prehistory
The fortress town of Rheinberg had been a Spanish garrison for seven years , since Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld was able to successfully end the siege of Rheinberg on February 3, 1590 for his side.
On August 1, 1597 Moritz left The Hague with 7,000 infantrymen and 1,200 cavalrymen in order to tackle his offensive against the Spaniards. His first destination was the Spanish occupied city of Rheinberg , which he reached on August 9th.
course
On August 11, 1597, the appeal began , with Wilhelm Ludwig von Nassau being wounded by a bullet in the thigh. After the batteries were set up, the city was heavily shelled. After being asked to surrender twice in vain, the occupation surrendered on August 19, 1597, subject to the condition of free withdrawal.
consequences
In the following year, the Spanish commander-in-chief Francisco de Mendoza was able to recapture the city after another siege , which earned it the nickname " La puta de la guerra ", " The Whore of War ".
literature
- Isaak Tirion : Vaderlandsche Historie, Vervattende Geschiedenislessen of the Vereenigde Nederlanden, in Zonderheid the van Holland, van de Vroegste Tyden af . Volume 8, Amsterdam 1753. (nl.)
- Jan Wagenaar : General history of the United Netherlands, from the oldest to the present time, composed of the most credible writers and proven documents. Volume 4, Leipzig 1760.
- Athonie Duyck: Journaal van Anthonis Duyck, Advokaat-Fiscaal van den Raad van State (1591-1602) . , Arnheim / The Hague 1864 (nl.)