The siege of Jülich of 1610 took place from 28 July to 2 September 1610, during the opening stages of the
War of the Jülich Succession
The War of the Jülich Succession was a war of succession in the United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg. It lasted between 10 June 1609 and 24 October 1610, resumed in May 1614 and finally ended on 13 October 1614. The first round of the conflict ...
. After an
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force occupied the city of
Jülich
Jülich (; in old spellings also known as ''Guelich'' or ''Gülich'', nl, Gulik, french: Juliers, Ripuarian: ''Jöllesch'') is a town in the district of Düren, in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. As a border region betwe ...
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Palatine
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Brandenburg
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army besieged the city, compelling the Imperials to surrender and withdraw.
Duchy of Jülich
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