Siege of Zutphen (1591)
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This article is about the 1591 Anglo-Dutch victory. For the 1586 Spanish victory, see Battle of Zutphen.
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]
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Siege of Zutphen (1591) | |||||||
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Part of the Eighty Years' War & the Anglo–Spanish War | |||||||
The Capture of Zutphen in 1591 - print by Jan Janssonius | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Dutch Republic England | Spanish Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Maurice of Orange Francis Vere | Jarich Georges Van Liauckema[3] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
9,000 soldiers 1,600 cavalry | 1,000 (Spanish and Walloons)[4] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Light | Most captured | ||||||
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