Siege of Grave (1602)

Siege of Grave (1602)
	Part of the Eighty Years' War & the Anglo–Spanish War
	; Siege of Grave in 1602 from a print by Simon Fokke
Date	18 July to 20 September 1602
Location	Grave; (present-day the Netherlands)51°45′33.120″N 5°44′17.880″E / 51.75920000°N 5.73830000°E
Result	Dutch and English victory
Belligerents
Dutch Republic; England	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Maurice of Orange; Francis Vere; William Louis	Antonio Gonzalez ; Francisco de Mendoza
Strength
20,000	1,500 (Grave),; 8,000 (Spanish relief army)
Casualties and losses
Unknown	~1,000 captured
	Location within Netherlands Siege of Grave (1602) (North Sea)

The siege of Grave was a siege that took place between 18 July and 20 September 1602, as part of the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War. The Spanish-held city of Grave was besieged by a Dutch and English army led by Maurice of Orange and Francis Vere respectively. After a siege of nearly two months the city surrendered when a Spanish relief army under Francisco de Mendoza was defeated just outside the city by the besiegers. The defeat was severe enough to cause a major mutiny in the Spanish army.