Capture of Geertruidenberg (1589) | |||||||
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Part of the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) | |||||||
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Kingdom of England United Provinces | Spain | ||||||
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John Wingfield | Alexander Farnese |
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The Capture of Geertruidenberg of 1589, also known as the English betrayal of Geertruidenberg, took place on April 10, 1589, at Geertruidenberg, Duchy of Brabant, Flanders (present-day the Netherlands), during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604).[1][2] On April 10, 1589, the garrison of Geertruidenberg, composed by a large number of English and some Dutch troops commanded by Governor Sir John Wingfield, surrendered the city to the Army of Flanders led by Don Alexander Farnese, Governor-General of the Spanish Netherlands (Spanish language: Alejandro Farnesio ).[2][3] Few days before, when pay did not arrive on time, the English soldiers mutinied, and was rumored that Wingfield had intended to surrender (or "sold") the city to the Spaniards.[4] The States-General and the Prince Maurice of Nassau (Dutch language: Maurits van Oranje ) accused him of treason for its surrender, but Wingfield denied the charges against him. The fact was that Geertruidenberg was in Spanish hands.[2][3]
The same year, in September, Parma sent a force, under the Count Peter Ernst of Mansfeld, to besiege Rheinberg.[5] The garrison, commanded by Sir Francis Vere, capitulated to the Spaniards in February 1590.[5][6]
See also[]
- Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1588)
- Siege of Rheinberg (1586–1590)
- Sir William Stanley
- Rowland York
- Spanish Army of Flanders
- List of Governors of the Spanish Netherlands
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 John Leslie Price p.30
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Jeremy Black. War in the World: A Comparative History, 1450-1600. Wars of Religion.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jonathan Israel. The Dutch Republic: Its Rise, Greatness, and Fall 1477–1806 p. 234
- ↑ Mary Arshagouni Papazian p.186
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Israel. p. 29
- ↑ Luc Duerloo p.46
References[]
- Jeremy Black. War in the World: A Comparative History, 1450-1600. First published 2011 by Palgrave MacMillan. ISBN 978-0-230-29858-3
- Mary Arshagouni Papazian. John Donne and the Protestant Reformation: New Perspectives. Wayne State University Press 2003.
- John Leslie Price. Dutch Society: 1588-1713. First published 2000 by Pearson Education Limited, USA. ISBN 978-0-582-26426-7
- Israel, Jonathan. Conflicts of Empires: Spain, the Low Countries and the Struggle for World Supremacy, 1585-1713. London, 1997. ISBN 1-85285-161-9
- Luc Duerloo. Dynasty and Piety: Archduke Albert (1598-1621) and Habsburg Political Culture in an Age of Religious Wars. MPG Books Group. UK. ISBN 2-503-50724-7
External links[]
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