Siege of Bergen-op-Zoom
1622
Spanish forces under Ambrogio Spinola besieged the Dutch fortress of Bergen-op-Zoom and were, after three months, forced to withdraw by Maurice of Nassau's relief. Dutch trench warfare, with elaborate bastions and star forts, was becoming the laboratory of modern military engineering. Every European prince sent observers, and the lessons learned would reshape fortress design across the continent.
In context
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Before and after in Europe
Before and after in War
- Before: May 1621: Banda Islands Massacre
- After: 1623: Amboyna Massacre
Era
Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.