siege, early modern
Siege of Aachen
Siege of Aachen was a siege conducted in August 1614 at Aachen, in what is now Germany. It was part of the War of the Jülich Succession, which ran from 1609 to 1614. The recorded result: Spanish victory. Recorded strength: 600 regulars against 15,000.
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Record
| Date | August 1614 (month precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Aachen, Germany 50.776N, 6.084E | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Strength | 600 regulars | 15,000 |
| Casualties and losses | None | None |
| Commanders |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Aachen 1944, same recorded site
- Battle of Crucifix Hill 1944, 4.7 km NE
- Siege of Aachen 1248, 9.1 km W
- Battle of the Bulge 1944, 17 km S
- Battle of Aldenhoven (1793) 1793, 19 km NE
Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1614 and 1944.
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Jülich 28 July 1610
Elsewhere in 1614
- Siege of Osaka Japan
- Abbas I's Kakhetian and Kartlian campaigns Georgia
- Raid on Żejtun Malta
- Battle of Shigino Japan
- Battle of Kizugawa Japan
Siege of Aachen is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 668 in present-day Germany.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16931376, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Aachen (1614), revision 1370738434, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.