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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.
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
Siege of Maastricht (1579) Capture of Maastricht; Siege of Maastricht (1673) Siege of Maastricht (1676) Siege of Maastricht (1748) Siege of Maastricht (1793)
The period between the Pacification of Ghent (8 November 1576), and the Unions of Arras (6 January 1579) and Utrecht (23 January 1579) constituted a crucial phase of the Eighty Years' War (c. 1568 –1648) between the Spanish Empire and the rebelling United Provinces, which would become the independent Dutch Republic.
The siege of Maastricht was the last and most major military action during the campaign. The siege itself lasted from 9 June until 22 August, the siege was fought between the Dutch States Army led by Frederick and Horace Vere and the combined forces of the Spanish and Imperial armies.
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.
Siege of Maastricht (1579) Siege of Maastricht (1676) Capture of Mahdia (1550) Capture of Mannheim; Battle of Mansilla; Siege of Melilla (1774–1775) Siege of Meurs ...
1566 - Beeldenstorm in Maastricht; several churches looted by fanatic Protestants. 1570 - Jesuits establish a monastery and a college (1575). 1576 - Sack of Maastricht by Spanish troops and German mercenaries. 1579 - Siege of Maastricht (1579) by Spanish forces, followed by three-day sack; all Protestants killed or expelled. [3]