Siege of Breda
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The Siege of Breda was a major early 17th-century military engagement in which Spanish forces under Ambrogio Spinola captured the Dutch city of Breda, later famously depicted in Diego Velázquez’s painting "The Surrender of Breda."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
→
siege → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Siege of Breda
→
surface form: "First Siege of Breda (1624–1625)"
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| belligerent |
Dutch Republic
→
Spanish Empire → |
| cause | Spanish attempt to secure control over North Brabant → |
| commandedBySideDutch | Justin of Nassau → |
| commandedBySideSpanish | Ambrogio Spinola → |
| conflictIn | Eighty Years' War → |
| conflictType | early modern European war → |
| depictedBy |
Siege of Breda
→
surface form: "The Surrender of Breda"
painting by Diego Velázquez → |
| endTime | 1625-06-05 → |
| followedBy | recapture of Breda by Frederick Henry in 1637 → |
| garrison | Dutch garrison of Breda → |
| hasCasualties | high on both sides → |
| hasCommander |
Ambrogio Spinola
→
Justin of Nassau → |
| hasParticipant |
Ambrogio Spinola
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Dutch Republic → Justin of Nassau → Maurice of Nassau → Spanish Empire → |
| hasResult | Spanish victory → |
| historicalPeriod | early 17th century → |
| historicalRegion | Low Countries → |
| languageOfBelligerents |
Dutch
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Spanish → |
| location |
Breda
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Duchy of Brabant → present-day Netherlands → |
| militaryTactic |
circumvallation and contravallation lines
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siege warfare → |
| notableFor |
Spinola's careful siege engineering
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chivalrous surrender terms → iconic representation in Baroque painting → |
| notableWorkAbout |
Siege of Breda
→
surface form: "The Surrender of Breda"
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| opponent |
Dutch Republic
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Spanish Empire → |
| partOf | Eighty Years' War → |
| resultedIn |
Spanish occupation of Breda
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temporary setback for the Dutch Republic → |
| startTime | 1624-08-28 → |
| strategicImportance | key fortress city controlling routes between the Spanish Netherlands and the Dutch Republic → |
| surrenderDate | 1625-06-05 → |
| year |
1624
→
1625 → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "First Siege of Breda (1624–1625)"
this entity surface form: "Siege of Breda (1590)"
this entity surface form: "The Surrender of Breda"
this entity surface form: "Siege of Breda (1624–1625)"
this entity surface form: "Siege of Breda (1637)"
this entity surface form: "Siege of Breda (1624–1625)"
this entity surface form: "The Surrender of Breda"
this entity surface form: "The Surrender of Breda"