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The siege of Maastricht was a battle of the Eighty Years' War which lasted from March 12 to July 1, 1579. The Spanish were victorious. The Spanish were victorious. Prelude
Siege of Maastricht (1579) Date: between 1579 and 1581 ... Date of birth/death: before 1540. 1590 : Location of birth/death: Mechelen : Cologne : Work period ...
English: The Siege of Maastricht of 1579. Drawing by Johann Jakob Wick in the collection of the Zentralbibliothek Zürich, Ms_F_28_f129v_f130r. Date: between 1579 and ...
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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.
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
As soon as he had secured a base of operations in Hainaut and Artois, Farnese set himself in earnest to the task of reconquering Brabant and Flanders by force of arms, beginning with Maastricht. Farnese commenced the Siege of Maastricht on 12 March 1579. He ordered his troops to sap the walls. The inhabitants of Maastricht were also digging to ...