Frederik van den Bergh (18 August 1559 – 3 September 1618) was a soldier in the Eighty Years' War.
In 1584 he, his brothers Herman and Hendrik and their father Willem IV van den Bergh went over to the Spanish side in the war because they weren’t happy with their career possibilities.
He played a major role in action at the Ijssel near Zutphen where he defended a ramp on the West Bank of the river against Dutch attacks.
[1] He took part in the 1592 siege of Coevorden, where he and 1,900 men unsuccessfully defended the city against the numerically superior force of Maurice of Orange.
[1] In 1593 he marched with 6,000 from Twente to Groningen but his way was blocked to the west of the city by an army under William Louis of Nassau-Dillenburg, a brilliant commander who played an important role in the military revolution of Maurice of Orange and Gustavus Adolphus.
[3] In 1595 he assisted in breaking the siege of Grol against Maurice of Orange, an action in which Herman also played a role.
He governed from Lingen and held this position from 1595 until Maurice of Orange won a two-week long siege of the city on 12 November 1597.
He also took part in the siege of 's-Hertogenbosch of 1601 against Maurice of Orange and William Louis of Nassau-Dillenburg were his personal actions compelled them to retreat to prevent an open battle.