Siege of Mons (1572)
The Siege of Mons of 1572 took place at Mons, capital of the County of Hainaut, Spanish Netherlands (present-day Belgium), between 23 June and 19 September 1572, as part of the Eighty Years' War, the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604), and the French Wars of Religion. In the spring of 1572, after the capture of Valenciennes by a Protestant force under Louis of Nassau, the Dutch commander continued with his offensive and took Mons by surprise on 24 May. After three months of siege, and the defeats of the armies of Adrien de Hangest, Seigneur de Genlis, and William the Silent, Prince of Orange (Dutch: Willem van Oranje), by the Spanish army led by Don Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba ("The Iron Duke"), Governor-General of the Spanish Netherlands, and his son, Don Fadrique de Toledo, Louis
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Siege of Mons (1572)
The Siege of Mons of 1572 took place at Mons, capital of the County of Hainaut, Spanish Netherlands (present-day Belgium), between 23 June and 19 September 1572, as part of the Eighty Years' War, the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604), and the French Wars of Religion. In the spring of 1572, after the capture of Valenciennes by a Protestant force under Louis of Nassau, the Dutch commander continued with his offensive and took Mons by surprise on 24 May. After three months of siege, and the defeats of the armies of Adrien de Hangest, Seigneur de Genlis, and William the Silent, Prince of Orange (Dutch: Willem van Oranje), by the Spanish army led by Don Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba ("The Iron Duke"), Governor-General of the Spanish Netherlands, and his son, Don Fadrique de Toledo, Louis
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1572-09-19
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*Huguenotarmy destroyed
*Louis of Nassau's forces atMonscapitulated on 19 September
*Valenciennesrecaptured by the Spanish forces
*William of Orange's army defeated and disbanded
Decisive Spanish victory
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10,000 men
14,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry
36 cannons
6,000–6,500 men
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Mons in 1572 by Frans Hogenberg.
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En 1572 se produjo, en los com ...... la, conseguirían su rendición.
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The Siege of Mons of 1572 took ...... Don Fadrique de Toledo, Louis
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Tussen 24 mei en 19 september ...... l van de bezettingen van 1572.
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Asedio de Mons (1572)
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Bezetting van Bergen
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