The Surrender of Breda was the seat of the Orange family, who had a castle there. In 1624, the suspension of hostilities in Germany enabled the Spanish to concentrate their forces towards Breda. Although attacking such a formidable fortress was widely considered to be unwise, Ambrogio Spinola made the bewildering executive decision to march on Breda, accompanied by the Marquis de Leganés and Carlos Coloma. Spinola had made a military reputation for himself in 1604 and been rewarded with the Order of the Golden Fleece for conquering Ostend in Flanders. Consequently, the siege of Breda was not only a clash between the Netherlands and
Breda University of Applied Sciences offer bachelor's degrees, master's degrees (but neither "of Arts" nor "of Science") and no doctorates. New (academic) bachelor and master programmes (for instance a master in Imagineering) have been developed since then, closely related to the disciplines. By 2009 NHTV offered a Bachelor of Science Tourism and opted to change its name to NHTV internationaal hoger onderwijs Breda. As from 2018 the official name is Breda University of Applied Sciences. Breda University of Applied Sciences offers 18 full-time bachelor's degree programmes, two master programmes, and one part-time bachelor's degree programme. Breda University of Applied Sciences is currently offering nine English