Siege of Breda (1637)

Timeline

1. 1637Breda · NetherlandsPrince of Orange Frederick Henry led the army of the Dutch Republic to the walls of Breda and began the siege. Breda had been under Spanish occupation since 1625, and the Dutch were determined to recapture this city of great strategic and symbolic value. The besieging army constructed a complete encirclement of works, blockading the supply lines of the Spanish garrison within.
2. 1637Breda and surrounding areas · NetherlandsSpain attempted to organize relief operations for Breda, but all were repelled by Dutch forces. France simultaneously pressured Spain from the south, preventing Spain from concentrating its forces to lift the siege. The Spanish garrison within the city could hardly sustain its resistance once ammunition and food ran out.
3. 1637Breda · NetherlandsOn October 11, 1637, the Spanish garrison, its ammunition and provisions exhausted, surrendered the city, and Frederick Henry led his troops inside. Breda returned to the Dutch Republic, and the recovery greatly boosted Dutch morale, while demonstrating that after French intervention Spain could no longer maintain strategic superiority in the Low Countries.