Siege of Lingen (1597) | |||||||
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Part of the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War | |||||||
![]() Siege of Lingen in 1597 from the Atlas Van Loon | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
6,000 infantry & cavalry | 500 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | All captured | ||||||
Location within Lower Saxony |
The siege of Lingen took place during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War by a Dutch and English army led by Maurice of Orange. Frederik van den Bergh defended Lingen for Philip II of Spain which was besieged from 25 October 1597. After a siege of more than two weeks, Van den Bergh surrendered on 12 November 1597. The siege was part of Maurice's successful 1597 campaign against the Spaniards.[2]
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