Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1588)
The siege of Bergen op Zoom was a siege that took place between September 23 - November 13, 1588, during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War. The siege took place in the aftermath of the Spanish Armada when famed commander Alexander Farnese, the Duke of Parma attempted to use his forces to besiege Bergen op Zoom, which was held by an Anglo-Dutch force under Thomas Morgan and Peregrine Bertie. An English officer named Grimstone, claiming to be a disaffected Catholic, had set up a trap during which a large Spanish assault was bloodily repulsed. An Anglo-Dutch relief column under the command Maurice of Orange arrived soon after and forced the Duke of Parma to retreat, thus ending the siege.
Anno 1588. Marcelis Bax's brave performance during a sortie
Dutch cavalry attacking Spanish siege lines during the Siege of the Anglo-Dutch town of Bergen-op-Zoom by the Duke of Parma 1588 - by Jan Luyken
Siege of Bergen op Zoom in 1588 by the Duke of Parma Print by Bartholomeus Dolendo
Peregrine Bertie, with siege of Bergen behind him
Bergen op Zoom is a city and municipality in the Southwestern Netherlands. It is located in the province of North Brabant, at the provincial border with Zeeland. In January 2021, the municipality had a population of 67,514.
Markiezenhof in Bergen op Zoom
Gevangenpoort, the oldest monument in Bergen op Zoom
Grote Markt
Gertrudiskerk