Siege of Zutphen (1591)

This article is about the 1591 Anglo-Dutch victory. For the 1586 Spanish victory, see Battle of Zutphen.
Siege of Zutphen (1591)
Part of the Eighty Years' War & the Anglo–Spanish War & Maurice's campaign of 1591

The Capture of Zutphen in 1591 - print by Jan Janssonius
Date19 to 30 May 1591
Location
Zutphen, Guelders
(present-day the Netherlands)
52°8′24.00″N 6°11′42.00″E / 52.1400000°N 6.1950000°E / 52.1400000; 6.1950000
Result Dutch and English victory[1][2]
Belligerents
 Dutch Republic
England England		 Spain Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Dutch Republic Maurice of Orange
England Francis Vere		 Spain Jarich Georges Van Liauckema[3]
Strength
9,000 soldiers
1,600 cavalry		 1,000 (Spanish and Walloons)[4]
Casualties and losses
Light Most captured
Siege of Zutphen (1591) is located in Netherlands
Siege of Zutphen (1591)
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Location within Netherlands
Siege of Zutphen (1591) is located in North Sea
Siege of Zutphen (1591)
Siege of Zutphen (1591) (North Sea)

The siege of Zutphen was an eleven-day siege of the city of Zutphen by Dutch and English troops led by Maurice of Nassau, during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War. The siege began on 19 May 1591 after a clever ruse by the besiegers. The city was then besieged for eleven days, after which the Spanish garrison surrendered.[1][5]

  1. ^ a b Watson, Robert (1839). The History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain. Lyon Public Library: Tegg. pp. 473–74.
  2. ^ MacCaffrey pg 259
  3. ^ Cañete, p.125
  4. ^ Motley pg 104-06
  5. ^ van Nimwegen pg. 155