Siege of Nijmegen (1591)

Siege of Nijmegen (1591)
Part of the Eighty Years' War & the Anglo–Spanish War & Maurice's campaign of 1591

The siege of Nijmegen in 1591 – engraving by Pieter Bast
Date17 to 21 October 1591
Location
Result Dutch and English victory
Belligerents
 Dutch Republic
England England
ScotlandScotland
Spain Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Dutch Republic Maurice of Orange
England Francis Vere
Spain Derrick Vlemminck
Strength
10,000[1] 400[2]
Casualties and losses
Low 300 surrendered[1]

The siege of Nijmegen was a military engagement during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War which took place from 17 to 21 October 1591. The Spanish garrison in Nijmegen was besieged by a Dutch and English force under Maurice of Nassau and Francis Vere respectively and surrendered soon.[3]

  1. ^ a b van Nimwegen pp 156-57
  2. ^ Kolman, Rudolf Jan (1952). De reductie van Nijmegen (1591): voor en naspel (Dutch). J. B. Wolters.
  3. ^ Markham 178-79