Siege of Groningen

When

19 May 1594 – 22 Jul 1594

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

53.22° N, 6.55° E

Description

1594 siege during the Eighty Years' War

Siege during the Eighty Years' War

The siege of Groningen was a two-month siege which commenced on 19 May 1594, and which took place during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War. The Spanish-held city of Groningen was besieged by a Dutch and English army led by Prince Maurice of Orange. The Spanish surrendered the city on 22 July, after a failed relief attempt by the Count of Fuentes.

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• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “l’armée de Maurice de Nassau prend Groningue aux Espagnols”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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