siege, early modern
Siege of Grave
Siege of Grave was a siege conducted on 18 July 1602 at Grave, in what is now Netherlands. It was part of the Eighty Years' War, which ran from 1568 to 1648. The recorded result: Anglo-Dutch victory. Recorded strength: 20,000 against 1,500 (Grave),; 8,000 (Spanish relief army).
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Record
| Date | 18 July 1602 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Grave, Netherlands 51.759N, 5.738E | |
| Part of | Eighty Years' War (1568 to 1648) | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Result | Anglo-Dutch victory | |
| Belligerents | Dutch Republic; England | Spain |
| Commanders | Maurice of Orange; Francis Vere; William Louis | Antonio Gonzalez; Francisco de Mendoza |
| Strength | 20,000 | 1,500 (Grave),; 8,000 (Spanish relief army) |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | ~1,000 captured |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Grave 1586, same recorded site
- Siege of Grave 1674, 0.2 km
- Siege of Nijmegen 1591, 11 km
- Siege of Nijmegen 1794, 11 km
- Siege of Nimègue 1672, 11 km
In the same war
- Before: Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch 1 November 1601
- After: Battle of the Narrow Seas 3 October 1602
- All 126 engagements of Eighty Years' War
Elsewhere in 1602
- Siege of Weissenstein Estonia
- Siege of Dunboy Ireland
- Siege of Fellin Estonia
- Siege of Buda Hungary
- Battle of Sesimbra Bay Portugal
Siege of Grave 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 Q2127633, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Grave (1602), revision 1373860750, 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.