Capture of Maastricht

Siege of Maastricht
Part of the Eighty Years' War

Frederick Henry enters Maastricht
Date9 June to 22 August 1632
Location
Near Maastricht
(present-day the Netherlands)
50°52′0.01″N 5°40′59.99″E / 50.8666694°N 5.6833306°E / 50.8666694; 5.6833306
Result Dutch victory
Belligerents
Spain Spain
 Holy Roman Empire
 United Provinces
Commanders and leaders
Besieged
Spain Guillaume de Bette
Spain Lelio Brancaccio
Relief forces
Spain Gonzalo de Córdoba
Holy Roman Empire Graf zu Pappenheim
Besiegers
Dutch Republic Frederick Henry
Dutch Republic Horace Vere
Strength
Besieged
2,000 infantry
3,000 armed citizens
Relief forces
18,000 infantry
6,000 cavalry
Besiegers
17,000 infantry
4,000 cavalry
Capture of Maastricht is located in Netherlands
Capture of Maastricht
Location within Netherlands
Capture of Maastricht is located in Europe
Capture of Maastricht
Capture of Maastricht (Europe)

The siege of Maastricht was fought between 9 June and 22 August 1632, when the Dutch commander Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, eventually captured the city from Habsburg forces.