siege, early modern
Siege of Breda
Siege of Breda was a siege conducted on 21 July 1637 at Breda, in what is now Netherlands. It was part of the Eighty Years' War, which ran from 1568 to 1648. The recorded result: Dutch victory. Recorded strength: 18,000 against 2,000.
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Record
| Date | 21 July 1637 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Breda, Netherlands 51.567N, 4.800E | |
| Part of | Eighty Years' War (1568 to 1648) | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Result | Dutch victory | |
| Belligerents | Dutch Republic | Spain |
| Commanders | Frederick Henry; Henry Casimir | Gomar de Fourdin |
| Strength | 18,000 | 2,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 850 dead; 1,300 wounded | Unknown |
Nearest engagements
- Capture of Breda 1581, same recorded site
- Capture of Breda 1590, same recorded site
- Siege of Breda 1577, same recorded site
- Siege of Breda 1624, 2.2 km
- Siege of Breda 1793, 2.2 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle off Lizard Point 18 February 1637
- After: Siege of Venlo 20 August 1637
- All 126 engagements of Eighty Years' War
Elsewhere in 1637
- Battle of Elmina Ghana
- Siege of Leucate France
- Battle of Kumeyki Ukraine
- Battle of Les Illes Lerins France
- Siege of Lons-le-Saunier France
Siege of Breda is one of 979 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 172 in present-day Netherlands.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2330975, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Breda (1637), revision 1373668546, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.