Dutch Capture of Venlo (1637)

Timeline

1. 1637Meuse River basin · NetherlandsIn 1637 Prince Frederick Henry continued his systematic Meuse strategy, concentrating forces against strategic points in the Spanish Netherlands. Venlo, an important crossing and trading post on the Meuse, was one of the campaign's targets.
2. 1637Venlo · LimburgDutch forces under Frederick Henry occupied Venlo, which the Spanish garrison could not hold against overwhelming odds. The capture further secured the defenses along the middle Meuse and extended strategic pressure into the Spanish Netherlands hinterland; later that year Frederick Henry also successfully recovered Breda (October 1637).