Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch
| Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch | |||||||
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| Part of the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War | |||||||
The defeated Spanish garrison leaving 's-Hertogenbosch, 17 September 1629 by Paulus van Hillegaert (I) (1635) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Spain | United Provinces | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Anthonie Schetz Hendrik van den Bergh (Spanish Relief Army) |
Frederick Henry Ernest Casimir Horace Vere | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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3,000 infantry 4,000 armed civilians |
24,000 infantry of which:
4,000 cavalry 116 cannons | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1,200 killed 1,200 diseased and injured | Unknown | ||||||
The siege of 's-Hertogenbosch also known as the siege of Bois-Le-Duc was an action in 1629, during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War in which a Dutch and English army captured the city of 's-Hertogenbosch. The city had been loyal to the King of Spain since 1579 and was part of the Spanish Netherlands.