The siege of Schoonhoven of 1575, also known as the capture of Schoonhoven, was a Spanish victory that took place between 11 and 24 August 1575, at
Schoonhoven
Schoonhoven () is a city and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Since 2015 it has been a part of the municipality of Krimpenerwaard, before it had been an independent municipality.
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,
Spanish Netherlands
Spanish Netherlands (Spanish: Países Bajos Españoles; Dutch: Spaanse Nederlanden; French: Pays-Bas espagnols; German: Spanische Niederlande.) (historically in Spanish: ''Flandes'', the name "Flanders" was used as a ''pars pro toto'') was the H ...
(present-day
South Holland, the
Netherlands
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), during the
Eighty Years' War and the
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604). On June 28, 1575, the Spanish forces, between 8,000 and 10,000 soldiers, led by
Gilles de Berlaymont, Lord of Hierges, and
Stadtholder of
Guelders,
Holland
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,
Zeeland
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and
Utrecht
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, captured
Buren
Buren () is a town and municipality in the Betuwe region of the Netherlands.
Buren has 27,168 inhabitants as of 1 January 2022.
Geography
Buren is located in Gelderland, a province of the Netherlands. It is part of the landscape of Betuwe, a ...
, and on August 7,
Oudewater
Oudewater () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands.
History
The origin of the town of Oudewater is obscure and no information has been found concerning the first settlement of citizens. It is also difficult to recover the name of Oud ...
.
[Van Gelderen p.117] The Spanish commander continued its successful progress and arrived at Schoonhoven on August 11.
After 13 days of siege, and a courageous but futile resistance, the rebel forces led by De La Garde, composed by
Dutch
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* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
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,
English
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,
Scottish,
French and
Walloon soldiers (about 800 men), surrendered to the more experienced Spanish troops, on August 24.
The population of the town, that were unwilling to help the rebel forces, received Berlaymont with great joy.
Two weeks later, the Spanish forces under
Charles de Brimeu, Count of Megen, marched towards
Woerden
Woerden () is a city and a municipality in central Netherlands. Due to its central location between Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht, and the fact that it has rail and road connections to those cities, it is a popular town for commu ...
, and laid siege to the town on September 8.
See also
*
Siege of Zierikzee (1576)
*
Siege of Maastricht (1579)
The siege of Maastricht was a battle of the Eighty Years' War which lasted from March 12 – July 1, 1579. The Spanish were victorious.
Prelude Political background
The Siege of Maastricht was undertaken in a moment in which the Royal authority ...
*
List of Stadtholders of the Low Countries
Notes
References
* C. Duffy. ''Siege Warfare: The Fortress in the Early Modern World 1494-1660''. Volumen 1. London.
* Van Gelderen, Martin. ''The Ducht Revolt''. Cambridge University Press 1933. United Kingdom.
* Van Nimwegen, Olaf. The Dutch Army and the Military Revolutions 1588-1688. First published 2010. The Boydell Press, Woodbridge.
* Tracy, J.D. (2008). The Founding of the Dutch Republic: War, Finance, and Politics in Holland 1572–1588. Oxford University Press.
* Van Nierop, Henk. ''Treason in the Northern Quarter: War, Terror, and the Rule of Law in the Dutch Revolt''. First published in 1999. Holland. {{ISBN, 978-0-691-13564-9
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Schoonhoven () is a city and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Since 2015 it has been a part of the municipality of Krimpenerwaard, before it had been an independent municipality.
The former municipa ...
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Schoonhoven () is a city and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Since 2015 it has been a part of the municipality of Krimpenerwaard, before it had been an independent municipality.
The former municipa ...
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Schoonhoven () is a city and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Since 2015 it has been a part of the municipality of Krimpenerwaard, before it had been an independent municipality.
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