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Siege of Hulst (1645)
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| Siege of Hulst | |||||||
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| Part of the Eighty Years' War | |||||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:De_verovering_van_Hulst_-_The_siege_and_capture_of_Hulst_in_1645_(Hendrick_de_Meijer).jpg) The siege and capture of Hulst in 1645 by Hendrick de Meijer. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United Provinces |
 Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Frederick Henry | Jacques de Haynin du Cornet | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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12,500 infantry 2,500 cavalry 20 pieces of artillery |
2,500 infantry 250 cavalry | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,600 dead or wounded | 2,500 dead, wounded or captured | ||||||
The siege of Hulst (1645) was the last major siege of the Eighty Years' War. Dutch troops commanded by Frederick Henry[1] conquered the heavily fortified town of Hulst after only 28 days.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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