Siege of Maastricht (1579)
| Siege of Maastricht | |||||||
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| Part of the Eighty Years' War | |||||||
Spanish troops storming the city of Maastricht. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Dutch Rebels | Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Melchior von Schwarzenberg † Sebastien Tapin † |
Alexander Farnese Gillis van Berlaymont † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,200–2,000 | 20,000–34,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 900–1000 soldiers, plus 800-4,000 civilians | 4,000 | ||||||
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.