Siege of Kreuznach
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The siege of Kreuznach or the Spanish capture of Kreuznach took place on 10 September 1620, at Kreuznach (renamed Bad Kreuznach in 1924) in the Palatinate, where the Army of Flanders, led by the Spanish Don Ambrosio Spinola, defeated the troops of Frederick V, Elector of the Palatinate, during the Palatinate campaign of the Thirty Years' War.[1] The Army of Flanders was a multinational army in the service of the kings of Spain that was based in the Netherlands during the 16th to 18th centuries.[3] Spinola's troops stormed Bad Kreuznach and its garrison surrendered. Later the town was freed on an oath not to rebel against the Holy Roman Empire.[1][4]
Siege of Bad Kreuznach | |||||||
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Part of the Palatinate phase of the Thirty Years' War | |||||||
Old Nahe Bridge, Bad Kreuznach | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Spanish Empire | Palatinate | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Carlos Coloma | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
5,000 infantry 300 cavalry 4 cannons[2] |
~3 infantry companies ~1 company of cavalry[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None[1] | None[1] |