Siege

Siege of Ostend

4 Jul 1601 – 22 Sep 1604 · 51.22° N, 2.90° E

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4 Jul 1601 – 22 Sep 1604
Kind
Siege
Coordinates
51.22° N, 2.90° E
Description
1604 three-year siege during the Eighty Years' War

Siege of Ostend

Siege during Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish Wars

The siege of Ostend was a three-year siege of the city of Ostend during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War. A Spanish force under Archduke Albrecht besieged the fortress being held initially by a Dutch force which was reinforced by English troops under Francis Vere, who became the town's governor.

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