Capture of Maastricht

For other uses, see Siege of Maastricht (disambiguation).
Siege of Maastricht
Part of the Eighty Years' War

Frederick Henry enters Maastricht
Date9 June to 22 August 1632
Location
Near Maastricht
(present-day the Netherlands)
50°52′00″N 5°41′00″E / 50.86667°N 5.68333°E / 50.86667; 5.68333
Result Dutch victory
Belligerents
Spain
Holy Roman Empire		 Dutch Republic
Commanders and leaders
Guillaume de Bette
Lelio Brancaccio
Gonzalo de Córdoba
Graf zu Pappenheim		 Frederick Henry
Horace Vere
Strength
2,000 infantry
3,000 armed citizens
Relief forces
18,000 infantry
6,000 cavalry		 17,000 infantry
4,000 cavalry
Location within Netherlands
Capture of Maastricht (Europe)

The Siege of Maastricht in 1632 was a military operation carried out by the Dutch Republic against the Spanish-held city of Maastricht during the Eighty Years’ War. Led by Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, the Dutch forces sought to capture the strategically located city to gain control over an important crossing of the Meuse River and to weaken Spanish influence in the southern Netherlands.

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