Siege of Groenlo (1606)

Siege of Groenlo (1606)
Part of the Dutch Revolt
Groenlo relieved by Spinola, November 1606. Maurice's army (right) sounds the retreat. (In a painting commissioned from Peeter Snayers by Spinola).
Date 3–14 August 1606 (Spinola) 30 October - 9 November 1606 (Maurice) Location Groenlo, Gelderland (present-day the Netherlands) Result 1st Siege: Spanish victory 2nd Siege: Spanish victory
Belligerents
Spain	United Provinces
Commanders and leaders
Ambrosio Spinola	Maurice of Nassau Diederik van Dort
Strength
15,000	1,300-1,400

Dutch Revolt Oosterweel Dahlen Heiligerlee Groningen Jemmingen Jodoigne Brielle Goes Mechelen (1572) Zutphen (1572) Naarden Haarlem Flushing Borsele Haarlemmermeer Zuiderzee Namur Alkmaar Leiden Reimerswaal Mookerheyde Buren Zierikzee Aalst Maastricht (1576) Antwerp (1576) Gembloux Rijmenam 1st Deventer Maastricht (1579) Mechelen (1580) Hardenberg 1st Breda Dunkirk Antwerp (1584-85) Empel Boksum Zutphen (1586) 1st Bergen op Zoom Gravelines Medemblik Spain Geertruidenberg 2nd Breda 2nd Deventer 2nd Groenlo Turnhout 3rd Groenlo 2nd Bredevoort Doetinchem Nieuwpoort Ostend Sluys Lingen 4th Groenlo Gibraltar Playa-Honda 2nd Gibraltar Jülich 2nd Bergen op Zoom 3rd Breda Bahia Puerto Rico 5th Groenlo Bay of Matanzas 's-Hertogenbosch Albrolhos Bruges Slaak Maastricht (1632) Saint Martin Leuven Schenkenschans Lizard Point 4th Breda Venlo Kallo Geldern English Channel The Downs Providencia 1st Hulst Cape St. Vincent 2nd Saint Martin 2nd Hulst La Naval de Manila Puerto de Cavite

For other sieges of the town, see Siege of Groenlo.

The Siege of Groenlo was a siege of Groenlo or Grol in 1606 during the Dutch Revolt. It lasted from 3 to 14 August 1606 and ended in the city being captured from the United Provinces by a Spanish Empire force under Ambrosio Spinola. A few months later Prince Maurice attempted to retake the city but failed due to poor planning and an intervention by Spinola. Groenlo would remain in Spanish hands until another siege in 1627.

Contents 1 Historical context 2 Spinola's siege 2.1 Initial investing 2.2 Intensification, surrender 2.3 Repairs 3 Maurice's siege 3.1 Slow progress 3.2 Maurice retreats 4 Discussion 5 Aftermath 6 References 7 Bibliography

Historical context

Spinola's siege

Initial investing

Intensification, surrender

Repairs

Maurice's siege

Slow progress

Maurice retreats

Discussion

Aftermath

References

Bibliography

• John Ann Hereford (1793): The History of Spain: From the Establishment of the Colony of Gades by the Phœnicians, to the Death of Ferdinand, Surnamed the Sage London: Printed for C. and G. Kearsley