Frederick Henry's Meuse campaign

Meuse campaign
Part of the Eighty Years' War

The Siege of Maastricht was the most major siege during this campaign
Date1 June-22 August 1632
Location
Along the Meuse
Result Dutch Victory
Belligerents
 Dutch Republic  Spain
 Imperial Army[a]
Commanders and leaders
Dutch Republic Frederick Henry
Dutch Republic Ernest Casimir  
Dutch Republic Horace Vere
Spanish Empire Guillaume de Bette
Spanish Empire Lelio Brancaccio
Spanish Empire Gonzalo de Córdoba
Spanish Empire Peter Bossman[b]
Holy Roman Empire Graf zu Pappenheim
Strength
Maastricht:
17,000 infantry
4,000 cavalry
Roermond:
20,000 men
Venlo:
Unknown
Maastricht:
20,000 infantry
6,000 cavalry
3,000 armed citizens
Roermond:
A garrison of 300 men
Venlo:
Unknown

The Meuse campaign was a major operation during the Dutch Revolt led by Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange in which he took the cities of Venlo, Roermond, Sittard and Maastricht.[1][2][3]


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  1. ^ Roberts 2020, p. 37-38.
  2. ^ Kollewijn 1878, p. 135.
  3. ^ Graddesz Hellinga 2016, p. 86.

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