Siege of Oldenzaal (1626)

Siege of Oldenzaal (1626)
	Part of the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War
	; Capture of Oldenzaal 1626
Date	July 25 to August 1, 1626
Location	Oldenzaal, Overijssel; (present-day the Netherlands)52°18′45.00″N 6°55′45.01″E / 52.3125000°N 6.9291694°E
Result	Dutch and English victory
Belligerents
Dutch Republic; England	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Ernest Casimir; Frederick Henry	Guillermo Verdugo
Strength
7,000 infantry and cavalry	800
Casualties and losses
Unknown	All captured
	class=notpageimage\| Location within Netherlands Siege of Oldenzaal (1626) (North Sea)

The siege of Oldenzaal took place in the Spanish held town of Oldenzaal in the Twente region from July 23 to August 1, 1626, during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War. After an eight-day siege led by Ernest Casimir the city surrendered.^[3]^[4]

^ Knight, Charles Raleigh: Historical records of The Buffs, East Kent Regiment (3rd Foot) formerly designated the Holland Regiment and Prince George of Denmark's Regiment. Vol I. London, Gale & Polden, 1905, p. 68
^ Israel p. 168
^ Poot p. 60
^ Duffy p.101