Siege of Bredevoort (1597)

Siege of Bredevoort in 1597
Part of the Eighty Years' War
Map of the siege of Bredevoort 1597
Map of the siege of Bredevoort 1597
Date1–10 October 1597
Location
Result Dutch & English victory
Belligerents
 Dutch Republic
 England
Spain Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Dutch Republic Maurice of Nassau Spain Damien Gardot
Strength
6,000 infantry
1,200 cavalry
200 infantry (Bredevoort)
40 cavalry (Bredevoort)
Casualties and losses
Unknown 80
English troops attacking the Alter gate
Commemorative coin of the campaign with the conquered cities Turnhout, Alphen, Rijnberk, Meurs, Bredevoort, Groenlo, Goor, Enschede, Oldenzaal, Ootmarsum, and Lingen

The siege of Bredevoort in 1597 was a siege of Bredevoort by the military forces led by Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, during the Eighty Years War and the Anglo-Spanish War. The siege lasted from 1 October until 9 October; after that day Bredevoort was occupied by the besiegers. The siege was part of a campaign during which Maurice conquered the cities Turnhout, Alphen, Rijnberk, Meurs, Bredevoort, Groenlo, Goor, Enschede, Oldenzaal, Ootmarsum, and Lingen.