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Siege of Rees

Siege of Rees was a siege conducted in 1599 at Rees, in what is now Germany. It was part of the Eighty Years' War, which ran from 1568 to 1648. The recorded result: Spanish victory; Protestant-German mercenary army destroyed; Re-established Spanish control of the fortress of Rheinberg.

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Karte der Festung Rees und Umland Joan Blaeu: Toonneel der Steden (1651) http://www.geheugenvannederland.nl. The original uploader was Marc van Woerkom at German Wikipedia., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date1599 (year precision)
PlaceRees, Germany
51.767N, 6.400E
Part ofEighty Years' War (1568 to 1648)
KindSiege, early modern
ResultSpanish victory; Protestant-German mercenary army destroyed; Re-established Spanish control of the fortress of Rheinberg
BelligerentsDutch Republic; Palatinate; Brunswick-Lüneburg; Lower Saxon CircleSpanish Empire
CommandersCount of Lippe; Count of Solms; Philip of Hohenlohe; Supported by: Maurice of NassauRamiro de Guzmán; Hendrik van den Bergh; Supported by: Francisco de Mendoza
Casualties and lossesCount of Lippe: 2,000–2,500; Hohenlohe & Solms: Unknown1,500–3,000
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Siege of Rees is one of 831 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 395 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2384299, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Rees (1599), revision 1370744722, 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.