Spinola's campaign of 1605-1606

Spinola's campaign of 1605-1606
Part of The Eighty Years' War
Portrait of Ambrogio Spinola, by Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt
Date 1605-1606 Location The Netherlands and among the Rhine, Germany Territorial changes Spain captures Oldenzaal, Lingen, Wachtendonk, Groenlo and Rheinberg
Belligerents
Habsburg Spain	Dutch Republic
Commanders and leaders
Ambrogio Spinola Count of Bucquoy	Maurice of Nassau Frederick Henry of Nassau

Spinola's campaign was launched by the Spanish crown in 1605 as a response to Maurice of Nassau's territorial expansion within the Habsburg Netherlands during his ten years campaign. During this campaign, Spanish forces commanded by Ambrogio Spinola successfully conquered cities along the Rhine and advanced into the eastern provinces of the Dutch Republic.