The battle of Grolle 1627 by ingrid schot

The Battle of Grolle

Once every two years, the town of Groenlo is renamed Grolle.
A battle took place here in July 1627 during the 80-year war between the State army and the Spanish.
The so-called "Battle of Grolle"

The State army was commanded by Prince Frederick Henry and consisted of 20,000 foot soldiers and 5,000 horsemen

The battle is re-enacted in Groenlo every two years by 1,500 re-enactors from many different countries.
I was there in October 2024, a bright weekend to capture this battle photographically.

Not only on the battlefield where the battle is re-enacted by the amazing re-enactors who have developed this life into a lifestyle.
But also in the town itself where the residents of Groenlo have spared no expense to dress in 17th-century clothes. From young to old, they look as if they have been transported straight from that era to the present.

Even in the many encampments outside the ramparts, people live like in those times, food is prepared on fire places and the smell of food meets you everywhere.

The 10th edition of the Battle of Grolle will be played in October 2027, when it will be exactly 400 years since the battle took place.

I will definitely be there again then.