Siege of Lochem (1582)
| Siege of Lochem | |||||||
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| Part of the Eighty Years' War & the Anglo–Spanish War | |||||||
Liberation of Lochem from the Spanish in 1582. Etching by Frans Hogenberg | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Dutch Republic England Huguenots Scotland | Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Count of Hohenlohe John Norreys |
Francisco Verdugo Juan Baptista de Taxis | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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5,000 soldiers 2,500 cavalry |
4,000 soldiers 400 cavalry | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Low | High | ||||||
The siege of Lochem also known as the Relief of Lochem was a siege that took place in the Dutch city of Lochem during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War. The city was relieved by a States army composing of English and French Huguenot troops under Count Philip of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein and William Louis of Nassau-Dillenburg and John Norreys on September 24, 1582. This marked the end of the Spanish siege of the city by the Spanish general Francisco Verdugo.