Capture of Maastricht

When

9 Jun 1632 – 22 Aug 1632

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

50.87° N, 5.68° E

Description

1632 siege and capture of Maastricht by Frederic Henry during the Eighty Years' War

1632 siege by the Dutch Republic

The Siege of Maastricht in 1632 was a military operation carried out by the Dutch Republic against the Spanish-held city of Maastricht during the Eighty Years’ War. Led by Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, the Dutch forces sought to capture the strategically located city to gain control over an important crossing of the Meuse River and to weaken Spanish influence in the southern Netherlands.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Eighty Years' War: Leading a Dutch army, Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange captures in short succession the cities of Venlo, Roermond and Sittard”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “les Hollandais de Frédéric-Henri de Nassau prennent Maastricht”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “вторая осада Маастрихта (см”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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