Battle of Jemmingen
Part of the Eighty Years' War
The Battle of Jemmingen by Frans Hogenberg
Date: 21 July 1568 Location: Jemmingen, East Frisia Result: Decisive Spanish victory Casus belli: {{{casus}}} Territory changes: {{{territory}}}
Combatants
Dutch rebels	Spain
Commanders
Louis of Nassau	Duke of Alva
Strength
10,000 infantry 2,000 cavalry 16 guns	12,000 infantry 3,000 cavalry
Casualties
7,000 dead or wounded	300 dead or wounded

After the Battle of Heiligerlee Louis of Nassau failed to capture the city Groningen. Louis was chased by Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva and defeated at the Battle of Jemmingen (also known as Battle of Jemgum, at Jemgum in East Frisia) on 21 July 1568. The Eighty Years War, or Dutch Revolt, was the war of secession between the Netherlands and the Spanish king, that lasted from 1568 to 1648. ... Download high resolution version (809x609, 174 KB)Battle of Jemmingen by Frans Hogenberg The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... Events March 23 - Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. ... Jemgum is an municipality in the north of Lower Saxony in Leer district. ... East Frisia (Ostfriesland) is a coastal region in the northwest of the German federal state of Lower Saxony. ... Casus belli is a Latin expression from the international law theory of Jus ad bellum. ... Louis of Nassau (January 10, 1538 - April 14, 1574) was a brother of William I of Orange. ... Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva. ... The Eighty Years War, or Dutch Revolt, was the war of secession between the Netherlands and the Spanish king, that lasted from 1568 to 1648. ... The Battle of Jodoigne was fought in 1568 between Spanish and Dutch forces. ... The Battle of Heiligerlee in Friesland on 23 May 1568 was part of the Eighty Years War. ... In the Eighty Years War the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands was put under a bloody siege by a Spanish army that wanted to reclaim the revolted city for Philip II, the Spanish king. ... The Battle of Mookerheyde was a battle of the Eighty Years War fought on 14 April 1574 near the village Mook and the river Spanish army was led by Sancho dAvilla and Mendoza consisted of 5,000 infantry and 800 cavalry. ... Combatants Dutch rebels Spain Commanders Unknown John of Austria Strength Casualties 10,000 dead, wounded, or captured 100 dead or wounded The Battle of Gembloux marked a terrible defeat for the Protestant rebels fighting against Spain in the Eighty Years War. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Combatants Dutch rebels, English soldiers Spain Commanders  ?  ? Strength  ?  ? Casualties  ?  ? The battle of Zutphen was a confrontation of the Eighty Years War on September 22, 1586, in Zutphen, the Netherlands. ... Battle of Turnhout, 1597. ... The Battle of Nieuwpoort between the Dutch and the Spanish army took place on July 2, 1600 in the Belgian city Nieuwpoort. ... The Battle of Heiligerlee in Friesland on 23 May 1568 was part of the Eighty Years War. ... Louis of Nassau (January 10, 1538 - April 14, 1574) was a brother of William I of Orange. ... Groningen is a municipality and city in the north of the Netherlands, and capital of Groningen province. ... Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva. ... Jemgum is an municipality in the north of Lower Saxony in Leer district. ... East Frisia (Ostfriesland) is a coastal region in the northwest of the German federal state of Lower Saxony. ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... Events March 23 - Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. ...

The Spanish army consisted of 12,000 infantry (4 tercios), 3,000 cavalry, and some guns. Louis of Nassau opposed them with 10,000 infantry (2 groups), some cavalry, and 16 guns. Tercio was a term used by the Spanish army to describe a mixed infantry formation of about 3,000 pikemen and musketeers, sometimes referred to by other nations as a Spanish Square. ...

After three hours of skirmishes, Louis' army left its trenches and advanced. Pounded by effective musket fire and intimidated by the Spanish cavalry, the advance turned into a general retreat towards the river Ems. The Duke of Alva lost 100 men. Louis of Nassau lost 7,000 men. The Ems (German; Dutch: Eems) is a river in northwestern Germany and northeastern Netherlands. ...