Siege of Leiden

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The Siege of Leiden was a pivotal 1573–1574 Spanish blockade of the Dutch city of Leiden whose relief became a turning point in the Dutch Revolt and is still commemorated annually in the Netherlands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the Eighty Years' War
military conflict
siege
alsoKnownAs Siege of Leiden
surface form: Beleg van Leiden
associatedWith Geuzen
Prince of Orange
belligerent Habsburg Spain
States of Holland and West Friesland
surface form: States of Holland

Watergeuzen
besiegingForce Spanish Army
surface form: Spanish royal army
chronology follows Siege of Haarlem
precedes Siege of Zierikzee
commander Francisco de Valdez
Jan van der Does
Louis Boisot
Luis de Requesens
Willem van Nassau
surface form: William the Silent
conflictIn Eighty Years' War
surface form: Dutch Revolt
country Netherlands
dateOfRelief 1574-10-03
endDate 1574
garrisonSide Dutch rebel defenders
grantedBy Willem van Nassau
surface form: William the Silent
hasCasualties severe famine among Leiden inhabitants
hasConsequence granting of a university to Leiden
strengthening of Dutch resistance to Spanish rule
hasTheme struggle for religious and political freedom
inspiredCreationOf University of Leiden
surface form: Leiden University
isCommemoratedBy Leidens Ontzet
isCommemoratedOn 3 October
location County of Holland
Habsburg Netherlands
Leiden
memorializedIn Dutch national and local commemorations
notableFor relief of Leiden by Dutch rebel forces
turning point in the Dutch Revolt
use of deliberate flooding to break the siege
opponent Dutch rebels
Spanish Empire
partOf Eighty Years' War
religiousContext Protestant-Catholic conflict in the Low Countries
result Dutch victory
significance helped secure Holland as a rebel stronghold
major morale boost for the Dutch cause
startDate 1573
tacticUsed inundation of surrounding polders
naval relief via flooded land
yearOfUniversityCharter 1575

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Eighty Years' War keyEvent Siege of Leiden
Leiden historicalEvent Siege of Leiden
Siege of Leiden alsoKnownAs Siege of Leiden
this entity surface form: Beleg van Leiden
Leidens Ontzet commemorates Siege of Leiden
Leidens Ontzet follows Siege of Leiden
Leidens Ontzet hasCause Siege of Leiden
this entity surface form: Spanish siege of Leiden
Leidens Ontzet alsoKnownAs Siege of Leiden
this entity surface form: Ontzet van Leiden
Jan van der Does participatedIn Siege of Leiden
Louis Boisot participatedIn Siege of Leiden
this entity surface form: Relief of Leiden
Louis Boisot notableBattle Siege of Leiden
this entity surface form: Relief of Leiden
Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands historicEvent Siege of Leiden
subject surface form: Leiden
this entity surface form: Siege of Leiden 1573–1574
3 October Festival commemorates Siege of Leiden
this entity surface form: Relief of Leiden
3 Oktoberfeest relatedTo Siege of Leiden
3 October Vereeniging commemoratesWithFestival Siege of Leiden
this entity surface form: Relief of Leiden
3 October Vereeniging commemoratesEvent Siege of Leiden
this entity surface form: Relief of Leiden