Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1588)

Siege of Bergen-op-Zoom

Date	September 23 - November 13, 1588
Location	Bergen op Zoom, Brabant (present-day the Netherlands)
Result	Dutch and English victory

Belligerents

United Provinces

England

Spain

Commanders and leaders

Maurice of Nassau

Peregrine Bertie

Duke of Parma

Dutch Revolt
(Eighty Years' War)

Western Europe

European Waters

Americas

East Indies

Anglo-Spanish War
1585–1604

Spanish Main

Atlantic

European waters

Low Countries and Germany

France

Ireland

The first Siege of Bergen op Zoom were a series of three surprise attacks by the Duke of Parma lasting from September 23 until November 13, 1588. The Spanish army compromised almost 5,000 men. The short siege ended with the appearance of a Dutch army under Maurice of Nassau which cause the Spanish to flee. The Spanish lost 500 men to the garrison of Bergen op Zoom.

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