Siege of Neuss

This article is about the 1474–75 siege during the Burgundian Wars. For the 1586 siege during the Cologne War, see Destruction of Neuss.
Siege of Neuss
Part of the Burgundian Wars

The Siege of Neuss, from Geschichte Peter Hagenbachs und der Burgunderkriege (1477) by Konrad Pfettisheim [de]
Date29 July 1474 – 27 June 1475
Location
Neuss, Electorate of Cologne, Holy Roman Empire
Result Siege abandoned after relief by Imperial forces.
Belligerents
Burgundian State
Electorate of Cologne
Electorate of the Palatinate
Duchy of Guelders
Duchy of Cleves–Mark
Duchy of Jülich-Berg
Savoyard mercenaries
English archers		 Imperial City of Colognea
Imperial army
Commanders and leaders
Charles the Bold,
Duke of Burgundy
Frederick I,
Elector Palatine
Gerhard VII,
Duke of Jülich-Berg		 Herman of Hesse,
Administrator of Cologne
Frederick III,
Holy Roman Emperor
a: Cologne had been effectively independent of the Archbishopric-Electorate since the Battle of Worringen in 1288, but did not become de jure independent until granted Imperial immediacy in the aftermath of this siege.

The siege of Neuss, from 1474–75,[1] was linked to the Cologne Diocesan Feud and part of the Burgundian Wars. The siege, led by Charles the Bold against the Imperial City of Neuss, was unsuccessful. Charles was compelled by the approach of a powerful Imperial army to raise the siege.

  1. ^ "Die Belagerung Ahrweilers 1474 — Episode aus der Kölner Stiftsfehde". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-01-05.