'New Troy': The (Staggering) Siege Of Ostende 1601-1604 | Eighty Years War
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Published 2020-05-24
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Bibliography
Primary Sources:
Haestens, H., La Nouvelle Troye, Leyden, 1615.
Hexham, H., The Principles of the Art Militarie practised in the Warres of the United Netherlands,’ London, 1637; dedicated on 5 September 1637 to Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland. A second and enlarged edition was published in three parts: the first two at Delft in 1642, and the third at Rotterdam in 1643; Dutch editions appeared at the same time, dedicated to William of Orange and Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine.
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Duffy, C., The Fortress in the Early Modern World 1494-1660, London 1979.
Lynn, J. A., States in Conflict 1661-1763, in: Parker, G. (Ed.), The Cambridge History of Warfare, Cambridge 2005.Ortenburg, G., Waffe und Waffengebrauch im Zeitalter der Landsknechte (Heerwesen der Neuzeit, Abt. 1, Bd. 1) Koblenz 1984.
Nimwegen, O. van, The Dutch Army and the Military Revolutions, 1588-1688, Woodbridge 2010.
Parker, G., The Limits to Revolutions in Military Affairs: Maurice of Nassau, the Battle of Nieuwpoort (1600), and the Legacy, in The Journal of Military History, 71;2, 2007; S. 331 – 372.
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All Comments (21)
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If during your siege the enemy has a booming tourist economy you're not doing it right.
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people today: "I think video games are too brutal. They shouldn't be a pastime for anyone." people in the 17th century: "I'll go on vacation in the besieged city to watch the war. It's fun for the whole family!"
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Dude I live around 30 km (around 18.6 miles) from Oostende and knew nothing about this siege, other then the fact that it happened... Awesome work man!
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Ostend Soldier: Sir, the Spanish left a giant wooden Tulip bulb outside the city. Ostend General: What are you waiting for, drag it in. Wooden Tulip Bulb: Spanish mumbling
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Those engines of war show how crazy and innovative those engineers were... A siege was basically an immense construction project...
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You have to give the Spinola credit where credit is due. In so many wars we read about incompetent commanders WITH sigificanf frontline experience. This guy "just read some books" and became THE expert on sieges and field warfare of his day and age. He was also a member of my favorite nobility club of the time, as a knight in the famous order of the golden fleece. His biggest military triumph of taking the city of Breda in 1625 was immortalized by the painter Diego Velàzquez in a picture you probably have seen before; "La rendición de Breda" (the surrender of Breda) also known as "Las lanzas". If you haven't, I highly recommend looking it up, it is definetly one of a kind.
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This was very intresting. Pre-modern non-british european history is very little covered on youtube.. Please make more of such videos..
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Rather love the 80 years war for it's focus on sieges and engineering. It was a rather methodical and mathematical war for the most part, and the fact it went on for so long(with truces and intermissions), makes it all the more fascinating.
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It's nice to see that Vere and Mauritz were professional enough not to let their rivalry sabotage their ability to work together.
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As a citizen of Ostend, I highly appreciate this video.
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Man i remember stumbling on this while studying dutch history and i eneded up rreading the whole wikipedia article on this battle and it blew my fucking mind. Thank you for bringing this somewhat obscure siege to a larger audience, and double thank you for bringing the 17th century to a larger audience. Most people don't know this period because there is almost no type of media produced about it. You'd figure the transition from medieval warfare to gun warfare would be more popular. Nope, most people don't know the missing link between the two. Keep up the good work man!
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The defenders are absolute lads for refusing to surrender until it got to that point. Sounds awful in there.
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A wall made by corpses..... :shaking handbell: BRING OUT YOUR DEAD!
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14:44 an armchair general that became a real field commander, thats impressive
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Cool to see a video about this on youtube, i'm from Oostende and rather proud that we were able to hold out that long against an empire as great as the Spanish.
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I'am interessed in Dutch history, but I never read this in Dutch history books. (School books I mean). It's all about the seige of .s Herthogenbosch and Breda. Every country has his blind spots! Thanks for this. well done !!!
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This channel is great, love it. The 80 year war has so much intresting stuff but outside the Netherlands much is unknown. If you ever do one again on the 80 years war I recommend the siege of Leiden and Antwerp. Especially the former
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I love your stuff! You do a great job bringing us material that’s not seen much on YouTube channels. I consider myself decently versed in military history and I’ve definitely learned plenty I previously had little knowledge of while really enjoying your stuff. So thanks again. I’ll spread the word about your channel and I can’t wait for the next one. 🤙
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5:32 Damn what a dope painting with Spanish cross of Burgundy flags and Castilla y León symbols
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Great video, I love this theatrical format. Keep up the excellent work!
