Wars, politics & history

Siege of Ostend

1604

1604 three-year siege during the Eighty Years' War. It began in 1604 in what is now Belgium and lasted until 22 September 1604 (about 9 months). The setting was Ostend. It was part of the Eighty Years' War and Eighty Years' War, 1599–1609. Those involved included the Dutch Republic and Habsburg Spain.

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