Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch

Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch
Part of the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War

The defeated Spanish garrison leaving 's-Hertogenbosch, 17 September 1629
by Paulus van Hillegaert (I) (1635)
Date30 April 1629 – 14 September 1629
Location
's-Hertogenbosch
51°42′N 5°19′E / 51.700°N 5.317°E / 51.700; 5.317
Result Dutch victory
Belligerents
 Spain Dutch Republic
Commanders and leaders
Garrison
Anthonie Schetz
Field army
Hendrik van den Bergh
(Spanish Relief Army)		 Frederick Henry
Ernest Casimir
Strength
Total: 7,000
3,000 infantry
4,000 armed civilians		 Total: 28,000
24,000 infantry
4,000 cavalry 116 cannons
Casualties and losses
1,200 killed
1,200 diseased and injured		 Unknown

The siege of 's-Hertogenbosch also known as the siege of Bois-Le-Duc was an action in 1629, during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War in which a Dutch army captured the city of 's-Hertogenbosch. The city had been loyal to the King of Spain since 1579 and was part of the Spanish Netherlands.

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