What the records say
- When
- 13 Oct 1574
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 52.15° N, 4.48° E
- Description
- siege of Leiden by the Spanish army, 1573-1574
Siege of Leiden
1573–74 battle of the Eighty Years' War
The siege of Leiden occurred during the Eighty Years' War in 1573 and 1574, when the Spanish under Francisco de Valdez attempted to capture the rebellious city of Leiden, South Holland, the Netherlands. The siege failed when the city was successfully relieved in October 1574.
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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 “The city of Leiden, besieged by the Spanish, is relieved by a Sea Beggars fleet under Louis Boisot”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “reprise du siège de Leyde par les Espagnols de Francisco Valdès”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Октябрь 1573—3 октября 1574 — осада Лейдена”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Desde mayo hasta octubre: Asedio de Leiden por los tercios de Francisco de Valdés”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page