What the records say
- When
- 26 Jul 1586
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 51.20° N, 6.69° E
- Description
- 1586 action of the Cologne War
Destruction of Neuss
1586 action of the Cologne War
The Destruction of Neuss occurred in July 1586, during the Cologne War. Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma's troops surrounded the city of Neuss, an important Protestant garrison in the Electorate of Cologne. After the city refused to capitulate, Parma's army reduced the city to rubble through a combination of artillery fire, destructive house-to-house fighting, and plundering; during the battle, a fire started that de…
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