Following the orders of Ambrogio Spinola , Philip IV 's army laid siege Besieging to Breda in August 1624 .

Yet despite the Spanish government 's opposition to major sieges Besieging in the Low Countries and the obstacles confronting Confronting_problem any attack on such a strongly fortified and defended Defending city , Spinola launched Motion his Breda campaign , rapidly blocking Hiding_objects the city 's defences and driving Motion off a Dutch relief army under the leadership of Maurice of Nassau that had attempted to cut off Hindering the Spanish army 's access to supplies Supply .

In February 1625 , a second relief force , consisting Cause_to_be_included of 7,000 English troops under the leadership of Horace Vere and Ernst von Mansfeld , was also driven Motion off by Spinola .

The siege of Breda is considered Spinola 's greatest success and one of Spain 's last major victories in the Eighty Years ' War .

Ambrosio Spinola had used Using a similar technique during the Siege of Breda ( 1624 ) , and after the successful siege Besieging of Grol Frederic-Henry would later use Using it in other sieges Besieging in the Netherlands , such as at the Siege Besieging of 's-Hertogenbosch .