Siege of Meurs (1597)

Siege of Meurs
	Part of the Eighty Years' War and the; Anglo–Spanish War
	; Siege of Meurs from the Atlas Van Loon
Date	29 August – 3 September 1597
Location	Meurs; (present-day Germany)
Result	Dutch & English victory
Belligerents
Dutch Republic; England	Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Maurice of Orange; Horace Vere	Andrés de Miranda
Strength
7,000 Infantry; 1,200 Cavalry	400
Casualties and losses
Unknown (low)	All captured

The siege of Meurs took place between 29 August to 3 September 1597 during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War. The Spanish occupied city of Moers (Dutch at the time: Meurs) under Governor Andrés de Miranda was besieged by Dutch and English troops under the command of Prince Maurice of Orange. The siege ended with the capitulation and the withdrawal of the Spanish garrison. The siege was part of Maurice's campaign of 1597 known as the Ten Glory Years, his highly successful offensive against the Spaniards.^[2]^[3]

^ Knight, Charles Raleigh: Historical records of The Buffs, East Kent Regiment (3rd Foot) formerly designated the Holland Regiment and Prince George of Denmark's Regiment. Vol I. London, Gale & Polden, 1905, p. 45
^ Israel pg 29-30
^ van Nimwegen pg 166

[autogenerated-1] Knight, Charles Raleigh: Historical records of The Buffs, East Kent Regiment (3rd Foot) formerly designated the Holland Regiment and Prince George of Denmark's Regiment. Vol I. London, Gale & Polden, 1905, p. 45

[autogenerated0-2] Israel pg 29-30

[autogenerated1-3] van Nimwegen pg 166

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