Siege of Middelburg (1572–74)
The Siege of Middelburg (1572–1574) was a siege that lasted two years and took place in the years between 1572 and 1574 during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604). A Dutch rebel army with the support of English laid siege to Middelburg which was being held by Spanish forces under Cristóbal de Mondragón. The Spanish held out and only capitulated when news of the relief effort to save Middelburg was defeated at Rimmerswiel.
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Siege of Middelburg (1572–74)
The Siege of Middelburg (1572–1574) was a siege that lasted two years and took place in the years between 1572 and 1574 during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604). A Dutch rebel army with the support of English laid siege to Middelburg which was being held by Spanish forces under Cristóbal de Mondragón. The Spanish held out and only capitulated when news of the relief effort to save Middelburg was defeated at Rimmerswiel.
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Het Beleg van Middelburg vond ...... jdens de Tachtigjarige Oorlog.
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The Siege of Middelburg (1572– ...... g was defeated at Rimmerswiel.
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1572-11-04
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Dutch & English victory
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Map of the Siege of Middelburg by Frans Hogenberg
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Het Beleg van Middelburg vond ...... jdens de Tachtigjarige Oorlog.
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The Siege of Middelburg (1572– ...... g was defeated at Rimmerswiel.
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Beleg van Middelburg (1572-1574)
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Siege of Middelburg (1572–74)
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Siege of Middelburg (1572–1574)
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