Atlas of Battles

commander, 33 engagements

Battles of Maurice of Nassau

Battles of Maurice of Nassau

Dutch Republic stadtholder and Prince of Orange (1567-1625)

Maurice of Nassau is recorded as a commander at 33 placed engagements in the atlas between 1588 and 1624: 4 battles and 29 sieges across 3 present-day countries, most in Netherlands (24), Germany (6), Belgium (3). Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,265 km apart end to end, 102 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Eighty Years' War (31).

Siege of MedemblikCapture of BredaSiege of NijmegenSiege of ZutphenSiege of DeventerCapture of DelfzijlSiege of KnodsenburgSiege of HulstSiege of SteenwijkSiege of CoevordenSiege of GeertruidenbergSiege of CoevordenSiege of GroenloSiege of HulstSiege of RheinbergSiege of MeursSiege of GroenloSiege of BredevoortCapture of EnschedeSiege of OldenzaalSiege of LingenSiege of ReesSiege of 's-HertogenboschSiege of GraveSiege of SluisSiege of GroenloSiege of JülichSiege of JülichSiege of Bergen-op-ZoomBattle of TurnhoutBattle of NieuwpoortSiege of Bergen op ZoomSiege of BredaSiege of Bergen-op-ZoomBattle of TurnhoutBattle of NieuwpoortSiege of Bergen op ZoomSiege of BredaAmsterdamBrusselsThe HagueLilleRotterdamCologneAntwerpenDüsseldorfBonnUtrecht100 km51.853N, 5.215E
33 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1588: 2 engagements1590: 1 engagements1591: 6 engagements1592: 2 engagements1593: 2 engagements1595: 1 engagements1596: 1 engagements1597: 8 engagements8 in 15971599: 1 engagements1600: 1 engagements1601: 1 engagements1602: 1 engagements1604: 1 engagements1606: 1 engagements1610: 1 engagements1621: 1 engagements1622: 1 engagements1624: 1 engagements15881624
33 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Medemblik, 1588Siege of Bergen-op-Zoom, 1588Capture of Breda, 1590Siege of Nijmegen, 1591Siege of Zutphen, 1591Siege of Deventer, 1591Capture of Delfzijl, 1591Siege of Knodsenburg, 1591Siege of Hulst, 1591Siege of Steenwijk, 1592Siege of Coevorden, 1592Siege of Geertruidenberg, 1593Siege of Coevorden, 1593Siege of Groenlo, 1595Siege of Hulst, 1596Battle of Turnhout, 1597Siege of Rheinberg, 1597Siege of Meurs, 1597Siege of Groenlo, 1597Siege of Bredevoort, 1597Capture of Enschede, 1597Siege of Oldenzaal, 1597Siege of Lingen, 1597Siege of Rees, 1599Battle of Nieuwpoort, 1600Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch, 1601Siege of Grave, 1602Siege of Sluis, 1604Siege of Groenlo, 1606Siege of Jülich, 1610Siege of Jülich, 1621Siege of Bergen op Zoom, 1622Siege of Breda, 162415881624
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
27 February 1588Siege of MedemblikMedemblik, NetherlandsDutch States Party victory; Medemblik is ceded to Maurice...
23 September 1588Siege of Bergen-op-ZoomBergen op Zoom, Netherlands148 km SAnglo-Dutch victory
4 March 1590Capture of BredaBreda, Netherlands35 km EDutch-English victory
1591Siege of NijmegenNijmegen, Netherlands78 km NEDutch and English victory
19 May 1591Siege of ZutphenZutphen, Netherlands41 km NEAnglo-Dutch victory
1 June 1591Siege of DeventerDeventer, Netherlands13 km NDutch-English victory
1591Capture of DelfzijlDelfzijl, Netherlands131 km NEDutch & English victory
21 July 1591Siege of KnodsenburgKnodsenbourg, Netherlands179 km SWAnglo-Dutch victory
20 September 1591Siege of HulstHulst, Netherlands139 km SWDutch & English victory
30 May 1592Siege of SteenwijkSteenwijk, Netherlands216 km NEDutch and English victory
26 July 1592Siege of CoevordenCoevorden, Netherlands45 km EDutch and English victory
27 March 1593Siege of GeertruidenbergGeertruidenberg, Netherlands168 km SWDutch and English victory
28 October 1593Siege of CoevordenCoevorden, Netherlands168 km NEDutch and English victory
14 July 1595Siege of GroenloGroenlo, Netherlands69 km SSpanish victory
July 1596Siege of HulstHulst, Netherlands195 km SWSpanish victory
1597Battle of TurnhoutTurnhout, Belgium61 km EAnglo-Dutch victory
9 August 1597Siege of RheinbergRheinberg, Germany118 km EDutch and English victory
29 August 1597Siege of MeursMoers, Germany10 km SDutch & English victory
11 September 1597Siege of GroenloGroenlo, Netherlands66 km NDutch-English victory
1 October 1597Siege of BredevoortBredevoort, Netherlands11 km SBatavo-English victory
1597Capture of EnschedeNetherlands36 km NEDutch and English victory
20 October 1597Siege of OldenzaalOldenzaal, Netherlands10 km NDutch and English victory
25 October 1597Siege of LingenLingen, Germany35 km NEDutch and English victory
1599Siege of ReesRees, Germany105 km SWSpanish victory; Protestant-German mercenary army...
2 July 1600Battle of NieuwpoortNieuwpoort, Belgium263 km WDutch victory
1 November 1601Siege of 's-HertogenboschQ2766547, Netherlands189 km ESpanish victory
18 July 1602Siege of GraveGrave, Netherlands30 km EAnglo-Dutch victory
1604Siege of SluisSluis, Belgium161 km WAnglo-Dutch victory
3 August 1606Siege of GroenloGroenlo, Netherlands228 km E1st Siege: Spanish victory; 2nd Siege: Spanish victory
28 July 1610Siege of JülichJülich, Germany127 km SFranco-Dutch-Palatine-Brandenburg victory
5 September 1621Siege of JülichJülich, Germany0 km NSpanish victory
1622Siege of Bergen op ZoomBergen op Zoom, Netherlands157 km NWDutch victory
28 August 1624Siege of BredaBreda, Netherlands35 km ESpanish victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.