Siege of Breda (1624)
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The Siege of Breda of 1624–1625 occurred during the Eighty Years' War. The siege resulted in Breda, a Dutch fortified city, falling into the control of the Army of Flanders.
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Siege of Breda | |||||||
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Part of the Eighty Years' War, Anglo-Spanish War and the Thirty Years' War | |||||||
The Surrender of Breda by Diego Velázquez. Oil on canvas, 1635. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Provinces | Spanish Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Maurice of Nassau Justin of Nassau Horace Vere[3] Ernst von Mansfeld[4] |
Ambrogio Spinola Carlos Coloma Córdoba y Cardona | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
7,000 (Dutch garrison) 7,000 (Dutch relief force) 7,000 (English relief force) | 18,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
10,000 dead, wounded or captured[1][2] | 3,000 dead, wounded or captured | ||||||
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