Siege of Meurs (1597)
The Siege of Moers by Dutch troops under the command of Prince Maurice of Orange was held from August 29 to September 3, 1597 during the Eighty Years War and ended with the surrender and the withdrawal of the Spanish garrison. The liberation of the city of Moers was a part of Moritz ' campaign of 1597th
Prehistory
Good Eleven years earlier, occupied the governor of the Spanish Netherlands, Alessandro Farnese, on August 8, 1586 after his successful siege of the fortress city of Moers with his troops and sat Colonel Sacchinus Camillo de Modiliana one as Governor. In 1587, the Governor in food Berg am Rhein build a jump and be baptized in his name. It should serve to protect against a Dutch garrison in Ruhrort standing there under the command of Martin Schenk of Nideggen.
In 1594, the widow of Count Adolf von Neuenahr, Countess Anna Walburga von Neuenahr, their distant relatives Maurice of Orange bequeathed the Spanish occupied county of Moers, together with the city.
On August 1, 1597 Moritz left with 7000 infantry and 1200 cavalry, The Hague, to take his offensive against the Spaniard in attack. His first target was the seven years Spanish occupied city of Rheinberg, which he freed after ten day siege on 19 August. The day after the surrender of the Spanish governor of Upper funds, Hermann of the Bergh appeared near Rheinberg. When he learned of the loss of the city, he reinforced the nearby fortress city of Moers with 400 soldiers and ordered the crew of the Camillenschanze to leave them and to go also to Moers. With the remaining troops withdrew from the Bergh over the Meuse. After Moritz had heard this, he was grinding the hill and explore the situation in the Spanish occupied the city on 26 August. A little later he moved further south and stood on August 29 in front of Moers.
Course
Upon arrival Moritz Moers besieged from two sides and let create Approchen. The moat he let fill in three places, so he could start storming. Moers offered little resistance to Moritz's troops and even before the attack said on September 3, Governor Andrew de Miranda the city for defeated.
Moritz went on, went on 8 September at Orsoy over the Rhine, then over the lip and appeared on the evening of September 11 before Groenlo, which he then besieged eleven days and finally freed.
Follow
Through negotiations of Amalia of Neuenahr -Alpen Moers and the rule Alps were declared on July 4, 1598 by the States General and the Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands Archduke Albert VII of Austria for neutral.