Siege of Grave (1586)

Siege of Grave (1586)
Part of the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)

The Siege of Grave in 1586 by Don Alejandro Farnesio – engraving by Michelangelo Cerquozzi
DateEarly April – 7 June 1586
Location51°45′33.120″N 5°44′17.880″E / 51.75920000°N 5.73830000°E / 51.75920000; 5.73830000
Result Spanish victory[1][2]
Belligerents
Dutch Republic United Provinces
 England
 Spain
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of England Robert Dudley
Dutch Republic Philip of Hohenlohe
Dutch Republic Maarten Schenck
Spain Alexander Farnese
Spain Peter of Mansfeld
Spain Juan del Águila
Siege of Grave (1586) is located in Netherlands
Siege of Grave (1586)
Location within Netherlands
Siege of Grave (1586) is located in North Sea
Siege of Grave (1586)
Siege of Grave (1586) (North Sea)

The siege of Grave, also known as the capture of Grave of 1586, took place from mid-February to 7 June 1586 at Grave, Duchy of Brabant, Low Countries (present-day the Netherlands), between the Spanish army led by Governor-General Don Alexander Farnese, Prince of Parma, and the Dutch-States and English forces under Baron Peter van Hemart, Governor of Grave, during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604).[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Graham Darby p.190
  2. ^ a b Giménez Martín p.189

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