Stadhouder van Holland, Zeeland en Utrecht, Maurits van Oranje, was begonnen aan een offensief tegen Alexander Farnese, de Hertog van Parma, om de steden in Spaanse handen terug te veroveren.
Meanwhile, Maurice of Orange, then the stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht, had launched an offensive against the Spanish forces, led by Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, to retake the Dutch forts and cities that were in Spanish hands.WikiMatrix WikiMatrix