Siege of Bergen-op-Zoom (1588)

Siege of Bergen-op-Zoom
Part of the Eighty Years' War
Date September 23 - November 13, 1588 Location Bergen op Zoom, Brabant (present-day the Netherlands) Result Dutch & English victory
Belligerents
United Provinces England	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Maurice of Nassau Peregrine Bertie	Duke of Parma

The first Siege of Bergen op Zoom were a series of three surprise attacks by the Duke of Parma lasting from September 23rd till November 13th 1588. The Spanish army compromised almost 5.000 men. The short siege ended with the appearance of a Dutch army under Maurice of Nassau which cause the Spanish to flee. The Spanish lost 500 men to the garrison of Bergen op Zoom.