The siege of Maastricht was a battle of the Eighty Years' War which lasted from March 12 to July 1, 1579. The Spanish were victorious. The Siege of Maastricht...

The siege of Maastricht took place from 15 to 30 June 1673 during the Franco-Dutch War of 1672 to 1678, when a French army captured the Dutch fortress...

in the city's economy. In 1579 the city was sacked by the Spanish army led by the Duke of Parma (Siege of Maastricht, 1579). For over fifty years the...

Year 1579 (MDLXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar, and a common year starting on...

captured during the campaign, the most notable one being Parma's siege of Maastricht. Later in 1588, Maurice, Frederick's half-brother. Became the Prince...

The siege of Maastricht was fought between 9 June and 22 August 1632, when the Dutch commander Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, eventually captured...

23 January 1579,Groenveld 2009, pp. 16–17 Groenveld 2009, pp. 10–11 would be followed by the Act of Abjuration on 26 July 1581, declaring de facto independence...

vicinity of Maastricht, mostly in the border region with Belgium. The Fraternity of the Holy Cross seems to have existed from 1439 until 1579; after that...

Basilica of Saint Servatius in Maastricht. Unfortunately, very little is left from this period. After the Siege of Maastricht (1579) the Spanish troops ransacked...

and 1 July 1579, both sides suffered hard in the siege of Maastricht. The victorious attackers then held a second Spanish Fury at Maastricht which killed...