battle, early modern

Destruction of Neuss

Name: Destruction of Neuss
Start: 1586-07-26
Location: Neuss, Germany

Destruction of Neuss was a battle fought on 26 July 1586 at Neuss, in what is now Germany. The recorded result: Victory for Ernest of Bavaria. Recorded strength: Garrison: 1,600 Dutch and German; Artillery: none against Troops: 8,000 infantry, 2,000 cavalry; Artillery: 45.

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Fought26 July 1586

WhereNeuss, Germany51.200N, 6.694E

OutcomeVictory for Ernest of Bavaria

BelligerentsPro-Gebhard Truchsess Cologne; States-GeneralagainstPro-Ernest of Bavaria Cologne; Spain

Casualties and lossesGarrison: no known survivors; Civilian and military dead: 4,000+and<500

Record

Date	26 July 1586
Place	Neuss, Germany 51.200N, 6.694E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	Garrison: 1,600 Dutch and German; Artillery: none	Troops: 8,000 infantry, 2,000 cavalry; Artillery: 45
Casualties and losses	Garrison: no known survivors; Civilian and military dead: 4,000+	<500
Commanders	Hermann Friedrich Cloedt	Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Neuss 1474, same recorded site
Siege of Kaiserswerth 1702, 12 km N
Siege of Kaiserswerth 1247, 12 km N
Battle of Wevelinghoven 1648, 14 km SW
Battle of Kempen 1642, 17 km NW

Elsewhere in 1586

Battle of Zutphen Netherlands
Battle of Boksum Netherlands
Siege of Grave Netherlands
Battle of Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
Battle of Cartagena de Indias Colombia

Destruction of Neuss is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 538 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2213756, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Destruction of Neuss, revision 1370615499, 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.