What the records say
- When
- Jul 1584 – 17 Aug 1585
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 51.22° N, 4.40° E
- Description
- 1584 siege
Fall of Antwerp
1585 end of siege by Spanish forces against a Dutch garrison in Eighty Years' War
The fall of Antwerp on 17 August 1585 took place during the Eighty Years' War, after a siege lasting over a year from July 1584 until August 1585. The city of Antwerp was the focal point of the Protestant-dominated Dutch Revolt, but was forced to surrender to the Spanish forces under the command of Alessandro Farnese.
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