BattlefieldsSiege of Breda (1637)
English Civil War

Siege of Breda (1637)

1637
northern_ireland
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
northern_ireland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
2,000
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
*: 18,000
Outcome
Dutch victory
The Battle

History & Significance

The fourth siege of Breda (21 July – 11 October 1637) was an important siege in the Eighty Years' War in which stadtholder Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange retook the city of Breda, which had last changed hands in 1625 when the Spanish general Ambrogio Spinola conquered it for the Spanish Habsburgs. Hereafter, the city would remain in the hands of the Dutch Republic until the end of the war.

Suspected site. The exact location is uncertain.
Casualties & Losses

*: 850 dead; 1,300 wounded

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