Siege of Zutphen (1591)

Siege of Zutphen (1591)
Part of the Eighty Years' War & the Anglo–Spanish War & Maurice's campaign of 1591
The Capture of Zutphen in 1591 - print by Jan Janssonius
Date 19 to 30 May 1591 Location Zutphen, Guelders (present-day the Netherlands) 52°8′24.00″N 6°11′42.00″E / 52.1400000°N 6.1950000°E / 52.1400000; 6.1950000 Result Dutch and English victory[1][2]
Belligerents
Dutch Republic England	Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Maurice of Orange Francis Vere	Jarich Georges Van Liauckema[3]
Strength
9,000 soldiers 1,600 cavalry	1,000 (Spanish and Walloons)[4]
Casualties and losses
Light	Most captured
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The siege of Zutphen was an eleven-day siege of the city of Zutphen by Dutch and English troops led by Maurice of Nassau, during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War. The siege began on 19 May 1591 after a clever ruse by the besiegers. The city was then besieged for eleven days, after which the Spanish garrison surrendered.^[1][5]