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Destruction of Neuss

1586 in the Holy Roman EmpireConflicts in 1586European wars of religionHouse of IsenburgHouse of Mansfeld
Military history of the Holy Roman Empire
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The Destruction of Neuss occurred in July 1586, during the Cologne War. Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma's troops surrounded the city of Neuss, an important Protestant garrison in the Electorate of Cologne. After the city refused to capitulate, Parma's army reduced the city to rubble through a combination of artillery fire, destructive house-to-house fighting, and plundering; during the battle, a fire started that destroyed most of the rest of the city. Approximately 3000 civilians died, out of a population of around 4500, and the entire garrison was killed.

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Destruction of Neuss
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41460 Neuss, Innenstadt
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