Siege of Xanten

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military conflict
gptkbp:aftermath Spanish_control_of_the_region
gptkbp:casualties high
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Francisco_de_Mendoza
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature
inspired art
gptkbp:date 1621
gptkbp:duration several months
gptkbp:electronic_warfare cannons
gptkbp:events siege
gptkbp:historical_analysis cultural historians
military historians
political historians
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Francisco_de_Mendoza
gptkb:Hendrick_van_den_Bergh
gptkbp:historical_significance strategic importance
tactical lessons
part of the larger conflict in the Low Countries
impact_on_Dutch_independence
impact_on_Spanish_power
gptkbp:historicalContext Early Modern period
gptkbp:house Xanten_Fortress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Xanten
gptkbp:involved cavalry
artillery
infantry
gptkbp:is_a_source_of letters
diaries
military records
gptkbp:legacy influence on future sieges
gptkbp:location gptkb:Xanten
gptkbp:measures moat
walls
gptkbp:notable_event capture of the city
gptkbp:notable_player gptkb:Hendrick_van_den_Bergh
gptkbp:outcome surrender of defenders
gptkbp:partOf Eighty Years' War
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Spanish-Dutch_conflict
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Nieuwpoort
gptkb:Siege_of_Antwerp
gptkb:Siege_of_Maastricht
Siege of Breda
Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch
gptkbp:result Spanish_victory
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Spanish_Empire
gptkb:Dutch_Republic
gptkbp:tactics siege warfare
blockade
encirclement
gptkbp:year 1621