Siege of Breda: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	Battle of Breda
Date	August 28, 1624 - June 5, 1625
Location	Brabant • Breda • Netherlands
Participants	Dutch Republic • Spain
Context	Eighty Years’ War

Photos

Ambrogio Spinola

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Key People

Maurice, prince of Orange

Maurice

stadholder of The Netherlands

Louis IX of France (St. Louis), stained glass window of Louis IX during the Crusades. (Unknown location.)

World Wars

D-Day. American soldiers fire rifles, throw grenades and wade ashore on Omaha Beach next to a German bunker during D Day landing. 1 of 5 Allied beachheads est. in Normandy, France. The Normandy Invasion of World War II launched June 6, 1944.

A History of War

Civil War era cannon overlooks Kennesaw Mountain National Battle. (military, artillery, American history)

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