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)
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 self-linksurface differs
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
Dutch Republic
Justin of Nassau
Maurice of Nassau
Spanish Empire
hasResult Spanish victory
historicalPeriod early 17th century
historicalRegion Low Countries
languageOfBelligerents Dutch
Spanish
location Breda
Duchy of Brabant
present-day Netherlands
militaryTactic circumvallation and contravallation lines
siege warfare
notableFor Spinola's careful siege engineering
chivalrous surrender terms
iconic representation in Baroque painting
notableWorkAbout Siege of Breda self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Surrender of Breda
opponent Dutch Republic
Spanish Empire
partOf Eighty Years' War
resultedIn Spanish occupation of Breda
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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Eighty Years' War keyEvent Siege of Breda
States Army of the Dutch Republic engagedIn Siege of Breda
this entity surface form: Siege of Breda (1624–1625)
Maurice of Nassau battle Siege of Breda
this entity surface form: Siege of Breda (1590)
Diego Velázquez notableWork Siege of Breda
this entity surface form: The Surrender of Breda
Siege of Breda notableWorkAbout Siege of Breda self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Surrender of Breda
Siege of Breda depictedBy Siege of Breda self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Surrender of Breda
Siege of Breda alsoKnownAs Siege of Breda
this entity surface form: First Siege of Breda (1624–1625)
Staatse leger notableBattle Siege of Breda
this entity surface form: Siege of Breda (1624–1625)
Frederick Henry notableBattle Siege of Breda
this entity surface form: Siege of Breda (1637)
Ambrogio Spinola notableWork Siege of Breda
Ambrogio Spinola portrayedIn Siege of Breda
this entity surface form: The Surrender of Breda
Frederick Henry of Orange-Nassau notableWork Siege of Breda
this entity surface form: Capture of Breda (1637)
Baron of Breda linkedToMilitaryHistory Siege of Breda
this entity surface form: Siege of Breda (1624–1625)