Siege of Hulst (1591)

Siege of Hulst (1591)
Part of the Eighty Years' War & the Anglo–Spanish War & Maurice's campaign of 1591

The siege and capture of Hulst: print by Pieter Bast
Date20–24 September 1591
Location
Hulst
Present day the Netherlands
51°18′56.880″N 4°3′14.040″E / 51.31580000°N 4.05390000°E / 51.31580000; 4.05390000
Result Dutch & English victory[1]
Belligerents
 Dutch Republic
England England
Scotland Scotland
Spain Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Dutch Republic Maurice of Orange
England Francis Vere
Spain Colonel Castillo
Strength
4,000 infantry
600 cavalry[2]
400[3]
Casualties and losses
Light All captured
Siege of Hulst (1591) is located in Zeeland
Siege of Hulst (1591)
Location within Zeeland
Siege of Hulst (1591) is located in Netherlands
Siege of Hulst (1591)
Siege of Hulst (1591) (Netherlands)

The siege of Hulst was a siege of the city of Hulst that took place between 20 and 24 September 1591 by a Dutch and English army under the leadership of Maurice of Orange during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War. The siege was part of Maurice's famous campaign of 1591.[1]

  1. ^ a b Motley, John Lothrop (1898). The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Entire 1566–74. Harvard University: Harper & brothers. pp. 114–15.
  2. ^ Watson (1839). The history of the reign of Philip the Second, king of Spain. Tegg. p. 475.
  3. ^ van Nimwegen pp 156-57

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