Siege of Schenkenschans

When

30 Jul 1635 – 30 Apr 1636

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

51.84° N, 6.11° E

Description

1635–1636 siege of the Eighty Years' War

1635–36 battle of the Eighty Years' War

The siege of Schenkenschans was a major siege of the Eighty Years' War. In a successful campaign the Army of Flanders, commanded by Spanish general Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria, captured Schenkenschans along with a number of important towns, reversing recent Dutch gains and opening the Dutch Republic to a possible invasion.

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