"New Troy": The (Staggering) Siege Of Ostende 1601-1604 | Eighty Years War

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On the 5th of July 1601, a Spanish force of about 12’000 men and 50 siege guns arrived at the Dutch town of Ostend. This was the beginning of a war of attrition which was to last for more than three years. Because of its long duration and high rate of casualties this siege became known as New Troy. It was a siege characterized by curious Spectators that were shipped in and out of the city and by ingenious siege craft never seen before, and rarely after. It was also a siege that proved the importance of bookworms. This is how Contemporary historiography tells the story of the staggering siege of Ostend. Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/sandrhomanhistory Paypal (thank you: paypal.me/SandRhomanhistory We also have Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sandrhoman #history #siege #sandrhoman Bibliography Primary Sources: Haestens, H., La Nouvelle Troye, Leyden, 1615. Hexham, H., The Principles of the Art Militarie practised in the Warres of the United Netherlands,’ London, 1637; dedicated on 5 September 1637 to Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland. A second and enlarged edition was published in three parts: the first two at Delft in 1642, and the third at Rotterdam in 1643; Dutch editions appeared at the same time, dedicated to William of Orange and Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine. Literature: Duffy, C., The Fortress in the Early Modern World 1494-1660, London 1979. Lynn, J. A., States in Conflict 1661-1763, in: Parker, G. (Ed.), The Cambridge History of Warfare, Cambridge 2005.Ortenburg, G., Waffe und Waffengebrauch im Zeitalter der Landsknechte (Heerwesen der Neuzeit, Abt. 1, Bd. 1) Koblenz 1984. Nimwegen, O. van, The Dutch Army and the Military Revolutions, 1588-1688, Woodbridge 2010. Parker, G., The Limits to Revolutions in Military Affairs: Maurice of Nassau, the Battle of Nieuwpoort (1600), and the Legacy, in The Journal of Military History, 71;2, 2007; S. 331 – 372. Rogers, C.J. / Tallet F. (editors), European Warfare, 1350–1750, 2010.