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With a population of about 15,000 to 17,500 people, [56] Maastricht was one of the largest cities in the Low Countries, yet its prosperity, based on its textile factories and breweries, had diminished in the ten years prior to the siege because the interruption of the trade due to the disturbances, and the military constraints over the population.
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The siege of Maastricht may refer to one of several sieges: Siege of Maastricht (1579) by Spanish forces during the Eighty Years' War of 1568–1648; Capture of Maastricht (1632) by Dutch forces during the Eighty Years' War of 1568–1648; Siege of Maastricht (1673) by French forces during the Franco-Dutch War of 1672–1678
Capture of Maastricht; Siege of Maastricht (1579) Siege of Maastricht (1673) Siege of Maastricht (1676) Siege of Maastricht (1748) Siege of Maastricht (1793) Siege of Maastricht (1794) Dutch conquest of Malabar; Siege of Malacca (1606) Siege of Maubeuge (1793) Siege of Menin (1706) Siege of Menin (1744) Siege of Meurs (1597) Siege of Middelburg ...
March 12, 1579 – July 1, 1579 Siege of Maastricht; Spanish victory. Spanish troops who breached the city walls first raped the women, then massacred the population, reputedly tearing people limb from limb. [3] Of the city's 30,000 population, only 400 survived. [4] July 1584 – August 17, 1585 Siege of Antwerp; Spanish victory.
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Frederick Henry's feat in capturing Maastricht dismayed the Spanish, who made negotiations for peace, but their resolve was stiffened a few months later by the death of the Swedish Protestant hero Gustavus Adolphus at the Battle of Lützen on 16 November. Nevertheless, the capture of Maastricht was an important victory for the Dutch Republic.