Siege of Neuss

Siege of Neuss
Part of the Burgundian Wars
The Siege of Neuss, from Geschichte Peter Hagenbachs und der Burgunderkriege (1477) by Konrad Pfettisheim [de]
Date 29 July 1474 – 27 June 1475 Location Neuss, Electorate of Cologne, Holy Roman Empire Result Siege abandoned after relief by Imperial forces.
Belligerents
Burgundian State Electorate of Cologne Electorate of the Palatinate Duchy of Guelders Duchy of Cleves–Mark Duchy of Jülich-Berg Savoyard mercenaries English archers	Imperial City of Colognea Imperial army
Commanders and leaders
Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy Frederick I, Elector Palatine Gerhard VII, Duke of Jülich-Berg	Herman of Hesse, Administrator of Cologne Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
a: Cologne had been effectively independent of the Archbishopric-Electorate since the Battle of Worringen in 1288, but did not become de jure independent until granted Imperial immediacy in the aftermath of this siege.

The siege of Neuss, from 1474–75,^[1] was linked to the Cologne Diocesan Feud and part of the Burgundian Wars. The siege, led by Charles the Bold against the Imperial City of Neuss, was unsuccessful. Charles was compelled by the approach of a powerful Imperial army to raise the siege.