Siege of Bredevoort (1597)

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Siege of Bredevoort in 1597
Part of the Eighty Years' War
Map of the siege of Bredevoort 1597
Date 1–10 October 1597 Location Bredevoort, Gelderland (present-day the Netherlands) Result Dutch & English victory
Belligerents
Dutch Republic  England	Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Maurice of Nassau	Damien Gardot
Strength
6,000 infantry 1,200 cavalry	200 infantry (Bredevoort) 40 cavalry (Bredevoort)
Casualties and losses
Unknown	80

The siege of Bredevoort in 1597 was a siege of Bredevoort by the military forces led by Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, during the Eighty Years War and the Anglo-Spanish War. The siege lasted from 1 October until 9 October; after that day Bredevoort was occupied by the besiegers. The siege was part of a campaign during which Maurice conquered the cities Turnhout, Alphen, Rijnberk, Meurs, Bredevoort, Groenlo, Goor, Enschede, Oldenzaal, Ootmarsum, and Lingen.