Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch | |||||||
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Part of the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War | |||||||
![]() The defeated Spanish garrison leaving 's-Hertogenbosch, 17 September 1629 by Pauwels van Hillegaert 1635. Oil on Canvas. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
3,000 infantry 4,000 armed civilians |
24,000 infantry of which:
4,000 cavalry 116 cannons | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,200 killed 1,200 diseased and injured | Unknown |
The siege of 's-Hertogenbosch also known as the siege of Bois-Le-Duc[1] was an action in 1629, during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War in which a Dutch and English army captured the city of 's-Hertogenbosch.[2] The city had been loyal to the King of Spain since 1579 and was part of the Spanish Netherlands.