Siege of Nijmegen (1591)
| Siege of Nijmegen (1591) | |||||||
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| Part of the Eighty Years' War & the Anglo–Spanish War & Maurice's campaign of 1591 | |||||||
The siege of Nijmegen in 1591 – engraving by Pieter Bast | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Dutch Republic England Scotland | Spanish Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Maurice of Orange Francis Vere | Derrick Vlemminck | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 10,000 | 400 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Low | 300 surrendered | ||||||
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The siege of Nijmegen was a military engagement during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War which took place from 17 to 21 October 1591. The Spanish garrison in Nijmegen was besieged by a Dutch and English force under Maurice of Nassau and Francis Vere respectively and surrendered soon.