Siege of Rheinberg (1586–1590)
Part of theEighty Years' War, theCologne War andAnglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
TheSiege of Rheinberg of 1590 byPeter Ernst von Mansfeld.
Date 13 August 1586 – 3 February 1590 Location Rheinberg (present-dayGermany) Result Spanish victory[1][2]
Belligerents
States-General (until 1588) Dutch Republic (from 1588)  England Electorate of Cologne (Gebhard Truchsess)	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Maarten Schenck Francis Vere (From 1590)	Duke of Parma Count of Mansfeld

Thesiege of Rheinberg 1586–1590, also known as thecapture of Rheinberg of 1590, took place at the strategicCologne enclave ofRheinberg (present-dayNorth Rhine-Westphalia,Germany), one of the principal crossing-points over theRhine on the stretch between theElectorate of Cologne and the Dutch border,^[3] between 13 August 1586 and 3 February 1590, during theEighty Years' War, theCologne War, and theAnglo-Spanish War (1585–1604).^[1][2] After an initial siege in 1586, and a long blocking by the Spanish forces until September 1589, DonAlexander Farnese, Duke of Parma(Spanish: Alejandro Farnesio),commander-in-chief of the Spanish army, sent a substantial force, underPeter Ernst, Count of Mansfeld, to besiege Rheinberg.^[2][4] Despite the efforts byMaarten Schenck van Nydeggen (until his death at theAssault on Nijmegen on 10 August 1589),^[5] and SirFrancis Vere (from 1590), to relieve thefortress city, theProtestant garrison finally surrendered to the Spaniards on 3 February 1590.^[5][6][7]

On 19 August 1597 the Dutch army led byMaurice of Nassaucaptured Rheinberg for theStates in his successful campaign of 1597,^[8] but the following year the SpanishArmy of Flanders led by DonFrancisco de Mendoza retook the strategic place,forcing the garrison to surrender.^[9]

• Cologne War
• Army of Flanders
• Destruction of Neuss
• Assault on Nijmegen (1589)
• List of Archbishop-Electors of Cologne

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• Conflicts of Empires: Spain, the Low Countries and the Struggle for World Supremacy 1585–1713

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• Sieges involving England
• Conflicts in 1586
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• Conflicts in 1590
• 16th-century military history of the Kingdom of England

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