Siege of Bonn (1587–1588)
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The Siege of Bonn (1587–1588) was a key late-16th-century military engagement in which Catholic forces besieged and captured the Protestant-held city of Bonn during the Cologne War, helping to secure Catholic dominance in the Electorate of Cologne.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Bonn (1587–1588) canonical | 1 |
| Siege of Bonn (1588) | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| after | earlier phases of the Cologne War ⓘ |
| attackers | Catholic forces besieging Bonn ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Catholic forces in the Electorate of Cologne
ⓘ
Protestant defenders of Bonn ⓘ |
| cause | religious and political struggle over the Electorate of Cologne ⓘ |
| chronology | took place in the late 16th century ⓘ |
| conflict | Cologne War ⓘ |
| conflictType | religious war ⓘ |
| countryAtTheTime | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| defenders | Protestant garrison of Bonn ⓘ |
| effect |
strengthened Catholic control over the Electorate of Cologne
ⓘ
weakened Protestant influence in the Electorate of Cologne ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1588 ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1587 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early Modern period ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Germany ⓘ |
| location |
Bonn
ⓘ
Electorate of Cologne ⓘ |
| militaryAction | siege operations against city fortifications of Bonn ⓘ |
| objective | to capture the Protestant-held city of Bonn ⓘ |
| opponent |
Catholic forces
ⓘ
Protestant forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cologne War
ⓘ
wars of religion in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Electorate of Cologne
ⓘ
Bonn ⓘ
surface form:
city of Bonn
|
| religiousContext | Catholic–Protestant conflict ⓘ |
| result |
Catholic victory
ⓘ
capture of Bonn by Catholic forces ⓘ |
| significance |
helped secure Catholic dominance in the Electorate of Cologne
ⓘ
key late-16th-century engagement of the Cologne War ⓘ |
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Siege of Bonn (1588)