Attack on Amsterdam (1650)

Attack on Amsterdam
This painting possibly shows princely troops along the Amstel river near Welna during William II's attack on Amsterdam.
Date 29 to 30 July 1650 Location Amsterdam, Dutch Republic Result Failure to capture Amsterdam Political aims of William II partly achieved
Belligerents
Amsterdam	Orangists
Commanders and leaders
Cornelis Bicker Andries Bicker	William II of Orange William Frederick of Nassau-Dietz

The Attack on Amsterdam in July 1650 was part of a planned coup d'état by stadtholder William II, Prince of Orange to break the power of the regenten in the Dutch Republic, especially the County of Holland. The coup failed, because the army of the Frisian stadtholder William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz got lost on the way to Amsterdam in the rainy night of 29 to 30 July. It was discovered, and once the city had been warned, it had enough time to prepare for an attack. The attempted coup made the House of Orange extremely unpopular for a lengthy period of time, and was one of the main reasons for the origins of the First Stadtholderless Period (1650–1672).^[1][2]