page_title: Siege of Schenckenschans (1599)
section_title: Aftermath
hierarchical_section_title: Siege of Schenckenschans (1599) / Aftermath
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Schenkenschanz von Norden aus gesehen, Mai 2008; Grünlandbereiche und Altrhein im Naturschutzgebiet „Salmorth“
context_page_description: The Siege of Schenkenschans was a siege that took place from 28 April to 2 May 1599 as part of the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War. Schenkenschans was garrisoned largely by English troops and was besieged by a Spanish force led by Francisco de Mendoza. The siege failed with losses and the Spanish were forced to retreat when a relief force arrived.
context_section_description: On 11 May Mendoza, with a new plan, took the fort at Crevecoeur by surprise and planned to use it as a base for an offensive. Maurice however was already aware of these plans and had hoped that they had to try to launch an attack against Schenkenschans again and therefore entrenched there. When it became clear to him that Mendoza's target was actually Zaltbommel he marched his men straight there. Under the small force of La Barlotte, Zaltbommel would not be able to stand against Mendoza's more numerous force. The Spanish attempt however to lay siege to Zaltbommel ended in disaster too.
  Schenkenschans remained firmly in States hands until 1630 when by betrayal, money was offered to one of the commanders in the sconce and was then handed over to the Spanish. During the siege of 1635–1636 the Dutch would overpower the sconce, with the majority of the garrison being killed and the fort being looted.
caption: Present day Schenkenschanz in Germany
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