Capture of Geertruidenberg (1589)
Part of theEighty Years' War and theAnglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Date April 10, 1589 Location Geertruidenberg,Duchy of Brabant (present-day theNetherlands) Result Spanish victory[1][2]
Belligerents
England Dutch Republic	Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
John Wingfield	Alexander Farnese

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TheCapture of Geertruidenberg of 1589, also known as theEnglish betrayal of Geertruidenberg, took place on April 10, 1589, atGeertruidenberg,Duchy of Brabant,Flanders (present-day theNetherlands), during theEighty Years' War and theAnglo-Spanish War (1585–1604).^[1][2]

On April 10, 1589, the garrison of Geertruidenberg, composed of numerousEnglish and some Dutch troops commanded by Governor SirJohn Wingfield, surrendered the city to theArmy of Flanders led by DonAlexander Farnese,Governor-General of the Spanish Netherlands (Spanish:Alejandro Farnesio).^[2][3] A few days before, when pay did not arrive in time, the English soldiers mutinied, and was rumored that Wingfield had intended to surrender (or "sold") the city to the Spaniards.^[4] TheStates-General andPrince Maurice of Nassau (Dutch:Maurits van Oranje) accused him of treason for its surrender, but Wingfield denied the charges against him. The fact was that Geertruidenberg was in Spanish hands.^[2][3]

The same year, in September, Parma sent a force underCount Peter Ernst of Mansfeld to besiegeRheinberg.^[5] The garrison capitulated to the Spaniards in February 1590.^[5][6]

Geertruidenberg was recaptured in June 1593 by an Anglo-Dutch force under the command ofMaurice of Nassau andFrancis Vere respectively.^[7]

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