Capture of Ootmarsum

Capture of Ootmarsum (1597)
Part of the Eighty Years' War & the Anglo–Spanish War
Cannonball from the siege lodged in the church in Ootmarsum today
Date 19–21 October 1597 Location Ootmarsum (present-day Netherlands) Result Dutch & English victory[1]
Belligerents
Dutch Republic England	Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Count Van Duivenvoorde	Otto van den Sande
Strength
2,800	120[2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown (light)	All captured

The Capture of Ootmarsum in 1597 was a short siege, that took place during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War by a Dutch and English army led by Count Van Duivenvoorde while Maurice of Nassau was besieging Oldenzaal. The siege lasted from 19 to 21 October, where the Spanish garrison of Ootmarsum under the governor, Otto Van Den Sande, surrendered and was then occupied by the besiegers. The siege was part of Maurice's successful offensive against the Spaniards during the same year.^[2]

After the capture of Enschede and with the exodus of the surrendered Spanish garrison, Maurice went with the Dutch and English army to Oldenzaal.^[3] Before Maurice got there however he decided then to split his army with the main army headed to Oldenzaal and a force under Count Van Duivenvoorde sent to Ootmarsum in order to submit the city to his authority.^[4]