Siege of Oldenzaal (1597)

Siege of Oldenzaal (1597)
Part of the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War

Siege of Oldenzaal in 1597
Date20 to 23 October 1597
Location
Oldenzaal
Present day the Netherlands
52°18′45.00″N 6°55′45.01″E / 52.3125000°N 6.9291694°E / 52.3125000; 6.9291694
Result Dutch and English victory
Belligerents
 Dutch Republic
England		 Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Maurice of Orange
Horace Vere		 Frederick Van Boymer
Strength
4,000 infantry & cavalry 400
Casualties and losses
Low All captured
Location within Netherlands
Siege of Oldenzaal (1597) (North Sea)

The siege of Oldenzaal was a short siege that took place during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War by a Dutch and English army led by Maurice of Orange of the city of Oldenzaal from 20 to 23 October 1597. The city surrendered to the overwhelming Dutch and English force. The siege was part of Maurice's campaign of 1597 known as the Ten Glory Years, his highly successful offensive against the Spaniards.

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