Siege of IJsseloord

Siege of IJsseloord
Part of Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)

Dutch depiction of the siege of IJsseloord
Date6 and 15 October 1585
Location
Present day Arnhem, Netherlands
51°58′20″N 5°57′13″E / 51.972219°N 5.953522°E / 51.972219; 5.953522
Result Dutch-English victory[1][2]
Belligerents
Dutch Republic United Provinces
England England
Spain Spain
Commanders and leaders
Dutch Republic Adolf Nieuwenaar
England John Norreys
Spain Francisco Verdugo
Strength
3,000 Unknown

The siege of IJsseloord or the capture of Arnhem was a siege that took place between the 6 and 15 October 1585 at Arnhem (Gelderland in the Netherlands) during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604). The Dutch and English were victorious when the sconce of IJsseloord after seven days capitulated and Arnhem fell into their hands.

The English under Queen Elizabeth I had just signed the treaty of Nonsuch in August and as such the English contingent was enlarged and put under temporary command of John Norreys. After crossing the English Channel they joined the States troops of Adolf van Nieuwenaar then headed towards Arnhem with 2,500 men where they intended to retake a sconce called IJsseloord.[3] In the 16th century IJsseloord was a point that connected the Rhine and the IJssel and as such it was a strategic point running towards Zutphen and Deventer.[1]

  1. ^ a b Tracey pg. 22
  2. ^ Rowse pg. 383
  3. ^ Abraham pg. 95