Siege of Knodsenburg

Siege of Knodsenburg
Part of the Eighty Years' War & the Anglo–Spanish War
Map showing the relief of Knodsenburg, 1591 by Bartholomeus Dolendo
Date 21 – 25 July 1591 Location Knodsenburg, Betuwe, near Nijmegen (present-day the Netherlands) 51°51′18″N 5°51′51″E / 51.8549°N 5.8641°E / 51.8549; 5.8641 Result Dutch and English victory[1][2]
Belligerents
Dutch Republic England Scotland	Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Maurice of Orange Francis Vere Gerrit de Jong William Balfour	Duke of Parma Petro Nicelli Francisco (POW)
Strength
8,000 infantry 2,000 cavalry[3]	7,000 infantry 1,800 cavalry[4]
Casualties and losses
100[5]	900 killed, wounded or captured[6]

The siege of Knodsenburg, Relief of Knodzenburg or also known as Battle of the Betuwe was a military action that took place during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War at a sconce known as Knodsenburg in the district of Nijmegen.^[7] A siege by a Spanish army under the command of the Duke of Parma took place from 15 to 25 July 1591. The fort was defended by the Dutch Republic's commander Gerrit de Jong and his company which was then subsequently relieved through the intervention of a Dutch and English army led by Maurice of Orange and Francis Vere respectively on 25 July.^[8] As a result, the Spanish army was defeated and Parma managed to retreat by getting his army across the River Waal.^[3][9]