siege and capture of Maastricht (1579)

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battle event in the Eighty Years' War siege

The siege and capture of Maastricht (1579) was a major Spanish victory during the Eighty Years' War, in which Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, took the heavily fortified Dutch city after a brutal and protracted assault.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → event in the Eighty Years' War → siege →
belligerentCommander	Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma →
characterizedBy	brutal sack of the city → heavy casualties → protracted assault →
combatant	Army of Flanders → States Army of the Dutch Republic → surface form: "Dutch Republic forces" Spanish Empire → rebel garrison of Maastricht →
commandedBy	Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma →
commander	Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma →
conflict	Eighty Years' War →
country	Habsburg Netherlands →
describedAs	major Spanish victory during the Eighty Years' War →
endTime	1579 →
followedBy	siege and capture of Maastricht (1579) → surface form: "Spanish occupation of Maastricht"
hasEffect	civilian massacre in Maastricht → strengthening of Spanish position in the southern Low Countries → terror among rebel-held cities →
hasParticipant	Army of Flanders → Dutch rebels → Spanish Empire → States General of the Netherlands → surface form: "States-General of the Netherlands" citizens of Maastricht →
location	Duchy of Brabant NERFINISHED → Low Countries → Maastricht →
notableFor	determined defense by the garrison → severe urban destruction → use of extensive siege works →
objective	to secure control of Maastricht →
opposingCommander	Jean de la Garde → Sebastian Tapijn →
outcome	capture of Maastricht by Spanish forces →
partOf	Eighty Years' War →
partOfCampaign	Eighty Years' War → surface form: "Spanish reconquest of the southern Netherlands"
precededBy	earlier phases of the Eighty Years' War →
result	Spanish victory →
startTime	1579 →
strategicImportance	control of Meuse River crossing → control of major fortress city in the Low Countries →
usedWarfareType	artillery bombardment → assault on fortifications → mining and countermining → siege warfare →

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

siege and capture of Maastricht (1579) → followedBy → siege and capture of Maastricht (1579) →

this entity surface form: "Spanish occupation of Maastricht"

Army of Flanders → notableEvent → siege and capture of Maastricht (1579) →

this entity surface form: "Siege of Maastricht (1579)"

Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma → notableFor → siege and capture of Maastricht (1579) →