Siege of Lingen (1597)

Siege of Lingen (1597)
Part of the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War
Siege of Lingen in 1597 from the Atlas Van Loon
Date 25 October 1597 – 12 November 1597 Location Lingen (present-day Germany) 52°31′23.99″N 7°19′1.99″E / 52.5233306°N 7.3172194°E / 52.5233306; 7.3172194 Result Dutch and English victory[1][2]
Belligerents
Dutch Republic England	Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Maurice of Orange Horace Vere	Frederik van den Bergh
Strength
6,000 infantry & cavalry	500
Casualties and losses
Unknown	All captured
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The siege of Lingen took place during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War by a Dutch and English army led by Maurice of Orange. Frederik van den Bergh defended Lingen for Philip II of Spain which was besieged from 25 October 1597. After a siege of more than two weeks, Van den Bergh surrendered on 12 November 1597. The siege was part of Maurice's successful 1597 campaign against the Spaniards.^[2]