Siege of Groenlo (1597)

Beleg van Groenlo (1597)
Part of the Eighty Years' War

Depiction of the siege of Grol by Maurice in 1597.
Date 11 September - 28 September 1597
Location Groenlo, Gelderland
(present-day the Netherlands)
Result Dutch-English victory
Belligerents
United Provinces
England		 Spain
Commanders and leaders
Maurice of Nassau Jan van Stirum
Strength
6,000 infantry
1,400 cavalry
14 artillery pieces		 800 infantry
300 cavalry
For other sieges of the town, see Siege of Groenlo.

The Siege of Groenlo was a siege of Groenlo by Dutch forces under Maurice of Nassau during the Eighty Years' War. It lasted from 11 to 28 September 1597 and ended in the town's capture from its Spanish garrison. After that the troops moved to Bredevoort. It followed an unsuccessful Dutch siege by Maurice in 1595 and formed part of Maurice's successful offensives against the Spanish in 1597. Groenlo was then held by the States until a siege in 1606 by Ambrosio Spinola.