The Battle of Sluis was a naval battle during the Eighty Years' War in which a Dutch fleet defeated a Spanish squadron led by the Portuguese captain Federico Spinola. Though the Spanish outnumbered the Dutch, they were defeated after a lengthy and harsh battle. The Spanish commander died. Combatants Dutch rebels Spanish Empire The Eighty Years War, or Dutch Revolt (1566[1]–1648), was the revolt of the Seventeen Provinces in the Netherlands against the Spanish (Habsburg) empire. ... Combatants Dutch rebels Spain Commanders Jan de Marnix van Aldegonde † de Beauvoir Strength Unknown Unknown Casualties 700–800 dead Unknown The Battle of Oosterweel took place on March 13, 1567, and is traditionally seen as the beginning of the Eighty Years War. ... The Eighty Years War, or Dutch Revolt from 1568 to 1648 was the secession war in which the proto-Netherlands first became an independent country and in which the region now known as Belgium became established. ... Combatants Dutch rebels Spanish Friesland Commanders Louis of Nassau Adolf of Nassau † Johan de Ligne Strength 3,900 infantry 200 cavalry 3,200 infantry 20 cavalry Casualties 50 dead or wounded 1,500 – 2,000 dead, wounded, or captured The Battle of Heiligerlee in Groningen on 23 May 1568 was... 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. ... The Battle of Jodoigne was fought in 1568 between Spanish and Dutch forces. ... The Capture of Brielle by the Gueux de mer on 1 April 1572 marked a turning point in the uprising of the Low Countries against Spain in 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 Flushing was a naval battle of the Eighty Years War, fought on April 17, 1573 near the city of Flushing, Netherlands. ... The Battle of Borsele (April 22th 1573) was a naval battle during the Eighty Years War between a Spanish fleet commanded by Sancho dAvila (Which sailed from the port of Antwerp) and a Gueux fleet under Admiral Worst. ... Combatants Dutch rebels Spain Commanders Cornelis Jansz Dircksz Maximilian de Henin Count of Bossu Strength 24 ships, 700 sailors 30 ships, 1300 sailors Casualties Unknown 6 ships captured by the Dutch – 300 sailors taken prisoner The Battle on the Zuiderzee (October 11th 1573) was a naval battle during the Eighty... The Siege of Alkmaar was a turning point in the Eighty Years War. ... The siege of Leiden occured during the Eighty Years War in 1573 and 1574. ... The Battle of Reimerswaal (January 29th 1574) was a naval battle during the Eighty Years War between a Dutch and a Spanish fleet. ... Combatants Dutch rebels Spain Commanders Louis of Nassau † Henry of Nassau † Sancho dAvilla Strength 5,500 infantry 2,600 cavalry 5,000 infantry 800 cavalry Casualties 3,000 dead or wounded 150 dead or wounded {{{notes}}} The Battle of Mookerheyde was a battle of the Eighty Years War fought... Combatants Dutch rebels Spain Commanders Unknown Alexander of Parma 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. ... Combatants Dutch rebels Spain Commanders Burghers of Maastricht Alexander Farnese Strength 2,000 soldiers and some militia. ... In 1581 Spanish troops under the command of Claude de Berlaimont, lord of Haultepenne, took Breda by surprise thanks to a sentry who had been bribed by a follower of the king, Charles de Gavre, who was kept a prisoner at the castle. ... The naval Battle of Punta Delgada, also called the Battle of Terceira, took place on July 26, 1582 during the Eighty Years War that resulted in the defeat of a combined Dutch, English, Portuguese, and French Huguenot fleet by a Spanish fleet under Santa Cruz. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Battle of Boksum (January 17th 1586) was a battle during the Eighty Years War between a Spanish and a Dutch rebel army (largely comprised of Frisians) commanded by Willem Lodewijk of Nassau, a nephew of William of Orange. ... 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. ... The first Siege of Bergen op Zoom were a series of 3 surpirse attacks by the Duke of Parma lasting from September 23th till November 13th 1588. ... For the navy of Spain, see Spanish Navy. ... The peat ship. ... Battle of Turnhout, 1597. ... Combatants United Provinces Spain Commanders Maurits of Nassau Archduke Albrecht of Austria Strength 9,500 infantry 1,400 cavalry 14 guns 6,000 infantry 1,200 cavalry 9 guns Casualties 1,700 dead or wounded 3,000 dead or wounded 600 captured {{{notes}}} The Battle of Nieuwpoort, between a Dutch... Combatants United Provinces Spain Commanders Francis Vere Archduke Albrecht Ambrosio Spinola Strength Unknown Unknown Casualties 30,000 dead or wounded 15,000 captured 55,000 dead or wounded The Siege of Ostend was a three year siege which resulted in a Spanish victory. ... The Battle of Sluis was a naval battle during the Eighty Years War in which a Dutch fleet defeated a Spanish squadron led by the Portuguese captain Federico Spinola. ... The Siege of Bergen-op-Zoom (1622) was a battle during the Eighty Years War. ... Combatants United Provinces Spain Commanders Maurice of Nassau Ernst von Mansfeld Ambrosio Spinola Strength 14,000 Unknown Casualties 10,000 dead, wounded, or captured Unknown {{{notes}}} The Siege of Breda was a battle of the Eighty Years War and Thirty Years War. ... The Battle in the Bay of Matanzas was a naval battle during the Eighty Years War in which a Dutch squadron was able to defeat and capture a Spanish treasure fleet. ... The Siege of s-Hertogenbosch was a battle of the Eighty Years War in which a Dutch Republican army captured the city of s Hertogenbosch which had been loyal to the King of Spain. ... The Capture of Maastricht describes the siege of the city by the Dutch commanded by Frederick Henry and the revolts in and around Maastricht itself during the Eighty Years War. ... Combatants United Provinces Spain Commanders Maurice of Nassau Ernst von Mansfeld Ambrosio Spinola Strength 14,000 Unknown Casualties 10,000 dead, wounded, or captured Unknown {{{notes}}} The Siege of Breda was a battle of the Eighty Years War and Thirty Years War. ... The Battle of Kallo (June 20th 1638) was a battle of the Eighty Years War it took place when a Dutch army tried to surround the city of Antwerp. ... Combatants Spain United Provinces Commanders Antonio DOquendo Maarten Tromp Strength 77 ships 117 ships Casualties 15,200 dead 60 ships destroyed or captured 100 dead 1 ship burned The naval Battle of the Downs took place on 31 October 1639 (New style) during the Eighty Years War and was... The Siege of Hulst (1645) was the last major siege of the Eighty Years War, in which the heavily fortified town of Hulst was conquered by Dutch troops commanded by Frederick Henry after 28 days. ... Battle of Puerto de Cavite was a fought as an extension of the Eighty Years War between Spanish and the Dutch in the orient. ... Combatants Dutch rebels Spanish Empire The Eighty Years War, or Dutch Revolt (1566[1]–1648), was the revolt of the Seventeen Provinces in the Netherlands against the Spanish (Habsburg) empire. ...