Capture of Maastricht

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Siege of Maastricht
Part of the Eighty Years' War
Frederick Henry enters Maastricht
Date 9 June to 22 August 1632 Location Near Maastricht (present-day the Netherlands) 50°52′0.01″N 5°40′59.99″E / 50.8666694°N 5.6833306°E / 50.8666694; 5.6833306 Result Dutch victory
Belligerents
Spain  Holy Roman Empire	United Provinces
Commanders and leaders
Besieged Guillaume de Bette Lelio Brancaccio Relief forces Gonzalo de Córdoba Graf zu Pappenheim	Besiegers Frederick Henry Horace Vere
Strength
Besieged 2,000 infantry 3,000 armed citizens Relief forces 18,000 infantry 6,000 cavalry	Besiegers 17,000 infantry 4,000 cavalry
class=notpageimage| Location within Netherlands Show map of Netherlands Capture of Maastricht (Europe) Show map of Europe

The siege of Maastricht was fought between 9 June and 22 August 1632, when the Dutch commander Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, eventually captured the city from Habsburg forces.