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May 23rd, 1568 - The Battle of Heiligerlee

Conflict: Eighty Years' War

Combatants: Dutch vs. Germans and Spanish

Location: Netherlands

Outcome: Dutch victory


Outlawed by the ruling Spanish throne, William, the Prince of Orange, fled to Germany in 1567. He raised an army which he dispatched back to the Netherlands under his brother, Louis of Nassau. On May 23rd of 1568, Louis and 3,000 soldiers defeated a combined force of Germans and Spanish led by John, the Duke of Arenberg.


Battle of Heiligerlee by unknown artist

Points of Interest:

  • Two months after the Battle of Heiligerlee, the Dutch would be badly defeated at Jemmingen suppressing the rebellion in the north for many years.

  • The Netherlands would declare independence in 1568, but not be recognized until 1648.


William I, Prince of Orange by Adriaen Thomasz

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Sources:


Dupuy, Trevor N., Johnson, Curt, & Bongard, David L. (1992). The Harper's Encyclopedia of Military Biography. New York: Castle Books (HarperCollins).


Dupuy, R. Ernest & Dupuy, Trevor N. (1993). The Harper's Encyclopedia of Military History. New York: HarperCollins.









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