Siege of Hulst (1596) | |||||||
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Part of the Eighty Years' War and the Franco-Spanish War (1595-1598) | |||||||
Engraving of the Siege of Hulst of 1596 by Frans Hogenberg. Collection Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Provinces England France | Spain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Count of Solms Maurice of Nassau William Louis of Nassau-Dillenburg |
Archduke Albert Manuel de Vega Luis de Velasco | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Hulst: 2,500–3,000[3][4] Relief forces: Unknown | 12,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown |
1,300 to 2,000 dead[2][5] 800 to 3,000 wounded[2][4] |
The Siege of Hulst of 1596 was a Spanish victory that took place between mid-July and August 18, 1596, at the city of Hulst, Province of Zeeland, Low Countries (present-day the Netherlands), during the Eighty Years' War, the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604), and the Franco-Spanish War (1595-1598) (in the context of the period known as the French Wars of Religion).[1][2][6]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b Olaf van Nimwegen. The Dutch Army and the Military Revolutions 1588–1688. p.164
- ^ a b c d Giménez Martín p.232
- ^ Giménez Martín p.231
- ^ a b Robert Fruin p.303 Cite error: The named reference "Robert Fruin 2" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ .Carlos Coloma: 1566-1637, espada y pluma de los tercios. Guill Ortega p.93
- ^ Marjolein 't Hart p.22
References
edit- Van Nimwegen, Olaf. The Dutch Army and the Military Revolutions 1588–1688. First published 2010. The Boydell Press, Woodbridge. ISBN 978-1-84383-575-2
- John Lothrop Motley. History of the Netherlands, 1595. Chapter XXXI. HardPress Publishing. ISBN 1-4076-2886-0
- Giménez Martín, Juan. Tercios de Flandes. Ediciones Falcata Ibérica. First edition 1999, Madrid. ISBN 84-930446-0-1 (in Spanish)
- Miguel Ángel Guill Ortega. Carlos Coloma: 1566-1637, espada y pluma de los tercios. Editorial Club Universitario, Spain. ISBN 978-84-8454-580-4 (in Spanish)
- Ad Meskens. Practical mathematics in a commercial metropolis: Mathematical life in late 16th Century Antwerp. Antwerpen, Belgium. ISBN 978-94-007-5720-2
- Robert Jacobus Fruin (1861). Tien jaren uit den tachtigjarigen oorlog, 1588-1598. Martinus Nijhoff, Den Haag 1899. (in Dutch)
- Paul Arblaster. From Ghent to Aix: How They Brought the News in the Habsburg Netherlands. The Netherlands 2014. ISBN 978-90-04-27684-0
- Luc Duerloo. Dynasty and Piety: Archduke Albert (1598-1621) and Habsburg Political Culture in an Age of Religious Wars. MPG Books Group. UK. ISBN 2-503-50724-7
- Marjolein 't Hart. The Dutch Wars of Independence: Warfare and Commerce in the Netherlands 1570-1680. First published 2014. Abingdon. ISBN 978-0-415-73422-6
External links
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