What the records say
- When
- 10 Sep 1599 – 12 Sep 1599
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 51.77° N, 6.40° E
- Description
- 1599 siege
Siege of Rees (1599)
1599 siege
The siege of Rees of 1599, also known as the relief of Rees, was an unsuccessful attempt by Protestant-German forces led by Count Simon VI of Lippe, and Anglo-Dutch forces sent by Prince Maurice of Nassau, commanded by Philip of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein and the Count Ernst of Solms, to capture the strategic stronghold of Rees, Lower Rhine, Duchy of Cleves from the Spanish forces of Don Francisco de Mendoza, Admiral of Ar…
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