Gomar Fourdin Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Gomar Fourdin, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Spain.

3 records1637–16373 events1 places

Chronological biography

1637

Command of Breda Garrison1637

Warfare / Eighty Years' War · Governor of Breda · Breda

Fourdin directed the Spanish garrison throughout the Dutch siege.

Request for Capitulation6 October 1637

Warfare / Eighty Years' War · Governor of Breda · Breda

Fourdin requested honourable surrender terms after the Dutch captured key outer positions.

Spanish Withdrawal from Breda11 October 1637

Warfare / Eighty Years' War · Governor of Breda · Breda

Fourdin led the Spanish garrison out with flags and drums under the surrender terms.

Titles and roles

Governor of Breda

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.