Siege of Steenwijk (1580–1581)

Siege of Steenwijk (1580–1581)
	Part of the Eighty Years' War & Anglo–Spanish War
	; The failed Spanish siege of Steenwijk under Count Rennenberg in 1580/1581, by Jan Luyken
Date	October 18, 1580 – February 23, 1581
Location	Steenwijk; (present-day Netherlands)
Result	Dutch victory
Belligerents
Dutch Republic; England	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Johan van den Kornput; John Norreys	George van Lalaing
Strength
600 men	6,000 infantry,; 1,200 cavalry
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Heavy

The siege of Steenwijk took place from October 18, 1580 – February 23, 1581 during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War, between a besieging Spanish force under turncoat George van Lalaing against a Dutch garrison at Steenwijk under Johan van den Kornput. An English and Dutch Republican force under John Norreys successfully relieved the town on January 24, and the Spanish in addition to ill-health and lack of supplies subsequently lifted the siege in February.