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Siege of Venlo

Siege of Venlo was a siege conducted in September 1511 at Venlo, in what is now Netherlands. It was part of the Guelders Wars, which ran from 1502 to 1543. The recorded result: Guelderian victory. Recorded strength: 1,500 Germans; 1,500 English against Unknown.

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Raadhuis: schilderijen Beleg van Venloo in 1511, 1597 en 1606 : II. Doortocht der joden door de Schelf zee (links) en het beleg in 1511 in den Gelders-Bourgondise oorlog) (rechts).
Raadhuis: schilderijen Beleg van Venloo in 1511, 1597 en 1606 : II. Doortocht der joden door de Schelf zee (links) en het beleg in 1511 in den Gelders-Bourgondise oorlog) (rechts).. Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtSeptember 1511
WhereVenlo, Netherlands51.367N, 6.167E
OutcomeGuelderian victory
BelligerentsHabsburg Monarchy; Kingdom of EnglandagainstDuchy of Guelders
Part ofGuelders Wars1502 to 1543

Where it sits in the Guelders Wars

Siege of Oldenzaal, 1510Siege of Venlo, 1511Battle of Heiligerlee, 1536Siege of Venlo, 154315101543Siege of Venlo, 1511
4 placed engagements of the Guelders Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateSeptember 1511 (month precision)
to October 1511
PlaceVenlo, Netherlands
51.367N, 6.167E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength1,500 Germans; 1,500 EnglishUnknown
Commanders
  • Charles of Guelders
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 18 times between 1373 and 1830.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1511

Siege of Venlo is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 277 in present-day Netherlands.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1854672, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Venlo (1511), revision 1370746292, 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.