Siege of Lier (Q21187145)

Summary from Nederlands / Dutch Wikipedia (nlwiki)

Het Verraad van Lier of de Reductie van Lier (afhankelijk van oogpunt) gebeurde op 2 augustus 1582 tijdens de Tachtigjarige Oorlog. Een Staatse kapitein verried het garnizoen door de koninklijke troepen binnen te laten en de stad uit te leveren aan de koningsgezinden.

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The siege of Lier of 1582, also known as the capture of Lier or betrayal of Lier, took place between 1 and 2 August 1582 at Lier, near Antwerp (present-day in the Belgian province of Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium), during the Eighty Years' War. On 2 August the Spanish army commanded by Governor-General Don Alexander Farnese, Prince of Parma (Spanish: Alejandro Farnesio), supported by part of the States garrison (a discontent group of Scottish troops led by Captain William Semple), captured and seized the town, defeating the rest of the Dutch, English and German troops under Governor of Lier. The entire garrison was killed or captured. The news of the Spanish victory at Lier was a shock to the States-General at Antwerp, where the sense of insecurity was obvious, and many of the Protestant citizens sold their houses and fled to northern Flanders.

Summary from Français / French Wikipedia (frwiki)

La prise de Lierre ou surprise de Lierre est un épisode de la guerre de Quatre-Vingt Ans survenu le , qui voit un capitaine écossais trahir les États généraux et livrer la ville de Lierre aux troupes espagnoles.

Wikidata location: 51.1333, 4.5667 view on OSM or edit on OSM

matches

login to upload wikidata tags

no matches found

Search criteria from categories

Conflicts in 1582 historic=battlefield