Fall of Antwerp
1585 end of siege by Spanish forces against a Dutch garrison in Eighty Years' War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The fall of Antwerp (Dutch: val van Antwerpen [vɑl vɑn ˈɑntʋɛrpə(n)]) on 17 August 1585 took place during the Eighty Years' War, after a siege lasting over a year from July 1584 until August 1585. The city of Antwerp was the focal point of the Protestant-dominated Dutch Revolt, but was forced to surrender to the Spanish forces under the command of Alessandro Farnese. Under the terms agreed, all the Protestants of Antwerp were given four years to settle their affairs and leave the city. Many migrated north, especially to Amsterdam, which became the capital of the Dutch Republic. Apart from losing a high proportion of its middle class and mercantile population, Antwerp's trade suffered for two centuries afterwards as Dutch forts blockaded the River Scheldt until 1795.
Fall of Antwerp | |||||||
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Part of the Eighty Years' War | |||||||
Parma's bridge over the Scheldt in 1585, built of ships. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Estates General | Spain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Philips van Marnix | Alessandro Farnese | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
80,000 men (inhabitants) | 10,000 infantrymen, 1,700 cavalrymen | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
8,000 | ~1,800 |