What the records say
- When
- 10 Aug 1605 – 19 Aug 1605
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 52.52° N, 7.32° E
- Description
- 1605 siege
Siege of Lingen (1605)
Siege during the Eighty Years' War
The siege of Lingen of 1605 took place between 10 August and 19 August 1605, at Lingen, District of Emsland, Lower Saxony, between Spain and the United Provinces, during the Eighty Years' War. Prince Maurice of Nassau tried to preserve Lingen at all costs. The Dutch garrison led by Captain Maerten Cobben, expecting to be aided by Maurice's army, held out for nine days, but were finally forced to surrender.
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