Capture of Breda

Quando

26 de jul. de 1581 – 6 de ago. de 1581

Tipo

Cerco

Coordenadas

51.57° N, 4.80° E

Description

1581 taking of Breda during the Eighty Years' War by surprise after a sentry was bribed

1581 battle during the Eighty Years' War

The Capture of Breda of 1581, also known as the Haultepenne Fury, occurred on 26–27 July when Spanish troops under the command of Claude de Berlaymont, lord of Haultepenne, took Breda by surprise after a sentry was bribed by a follower of the king, Charles de Gavre, who was kept a prisoner at the castle. The corrupt sentry allowed the Spanish troops to enter the castle.

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