Siege of Hulst (1596)

Siege of Hulst (1596)
	Part of the Eighty Years' War & the Anglo–Spanish War
	; Engraving of the siege of Hulst of 1596 by Frans Hogenberg – collection Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Date	Middle of July –18 August 1596
Location	Hulst, Zeeland, Low Countries; (present-day the Netherlands)51°18′56.880″N 4°3′14.040″E
Result	Spanish victory
Belligerents
United Provinces; England	Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Count of Solms; Maurice of Nassau; William Louis of Nassau-Dillenburg	Archduke Albert; Manuel de Vega; Luis de Velasco
Strength
Hulst: 3,700; Relief forces: 7,000	12,000 to 15,000
Casualties and losses
500 killed or wounded; 3,000 surrendered	1,300 to 2,000 dead; 800 to 3,000 wounded
	Location within Zeeland Siege of Hulst (1596) (Netherlands)

The siege of Hulst of 1596 took place between mid-July and August 18, 1596, at the city of Hulst, Province of Zeeland, Low Countries (present-day the Netherlands), during the Eighty Years' War, the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604). The siege was won by the Spanish forces of the Archduke of Austria. After a short siege, during which Maurice of Orange launched a failed attempt to relieve the city, the garrison of Dutch and English troops fell into Spanish hands on August 18, 1596.

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