Siege of Grave (1602)

Siege of Grave (1602)
Part of the Eighty Years' War & the Anglo–Spanish War

Siege of Grave in 1602 from a print by Simon Fokke
Date18 July to 20 September 1602
Location
Grave
(present-day the Netherlands)
51°45′33.120″N 5°44′17.880″E / 51.75920000°N 5.73830000°E / 51.75920000; 5.73830000
Result Dutch and English victory[1][2]
Belligerents
 Dutch Republic
England England
 Spain
Commanders and leaders
Dutch Republic Maurice of Orange
England Francis Vere
Dutch Republic William Louis
Spain Antonio Gonzalez  Surrendered
Spain Francisco de Mendoza
Strength
20,000 1,500 (Grave),[3]
8,000 (Spanish relief army)
Casualties and losses
Unknown ~1,000 captured
Siege of Grave (1602) is located in Netherlands
Siege of Grave (1602)
Location within Netherlands
Siege of Grave (1602) is located in North Sea
Siege of Grave (1602)
Siege of Grave (1602) (North Sea)

The siege of Grave was a siege that took place between 18 July and 20 September 1602, as part of the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War. The Spanish-held city of Grave was besieged by a Dutch and English army led by Maurice of Orange and Francis Vere respectively.[1][4] After a siege of nearly two months the city surrendered when a Spanish relief army under Francisco de Mendoza was defeated just outside the city by the besiegers.[5][6] The defeat was severe enough to cause a major mutiny in the Spanish army.[7]

  1. ^ a b Dunthorne p. 51
  2. ^ Hadfield & Hammond p. 24
  3. ^ Motley, John Lothrop (1869). History of the United Netherlands from the death of William the silent to the Synod of Dort, with a full view of the English-Dutch struggle against Spain, and of the origin and destruction of the Spanish armada, Volume 4. Oxford University. pp. 90–92.
  4. ^ Markham pp. 338–339
  5. ^ Wernham pp. 411–412
  6. ^ Dalton pp. 93–97
  7. ^ Duerloo p. 130

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