Siege of Breda (1624)

Siege of Breda
Part of the Eighty Years' War, Anglo-Spanish War and the Thirty Years' War
The Surrender of Breda by Diego Velázquez. Oil on canvas, 1635.
Date 28 August 1624 – 5 June 1625 Location Breda (present-day the Netherlands) 51°34′59.99″N 4°46′59.99″E / 51.5833306°N 4.7833306°E / 51.5833306; 4.7833306 Result Spanish victory[1][2]
Belligerents
United Provinces	Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Maurice of Nassau Justin of Nassau	Ambrogio Spinola Carlos Coloma
Strength
7,000 (Dutch garrison) 7,000 (Dutch relief force) 7,000 (English relief force)	18,000
Casualties and losses
10,000 dead, wounded or captured[1][2]	3,000 dead, wounded or captured
class=notpageimage| Location within Netherlands Show map of Netherlands Siege of Breda (1624) (North Sea) Show map of North Sea

The Siege of Breda of 1624–1625 occurred during the Eighty Years' War. The siege resulted in Breda, a Dutch fortified city, falling into the control of the Army of Flanders.