Siege of Rees (1599)
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The siege of Rees of 1599, also known as the relief of Rees (Socorro de Rees in Spanish), was an unsuccessful attempt by Protestant-German forces led by Count Simon VI of Lippe, and Anglo-Dutch forces sent by Prince Maurice of Nassau (Dutch: Maurits van Oranje), commanded by Philip of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein and the Count Ernst of Solms, to capture the strategic stronghold of Rees, Lower Rhine, Duchy of Cleves (present-day Germany) from the Spanish forces of Don Francisco de Mendoza, Admiral of Aragon, second-in-command of the Army of Flanders, and Governor Don Ramiro de Guzmán, between 10–12 September 1599, during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604).[1][2] This Spanish victory was part of the campaign of Francisco de Mendoza and Cardinal Andrew of Austria of 1598-1599, also called the Spanish Winter of 1598-99.[2][4]
Siege of Rees (1599) | |||||||
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Part of the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) | |||||||
Photograph of the old walls of Rees in 2011. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Provinces Electoral Palatinate Brunswick-Lüneburg Lower Saxon Circle | Spain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Count of Lippe Count of Solms Philip of Hohenlohe Supported by: Maurice of Nassau |
Ramiro de Guzmán Hendrik van den Bergh Supported by: Francisco de Mendoza | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Count of Lippe: 2,000 - 2,500[2] Hohenlohe & Solms: Unknown | 1,500–3,000[2] |