Battle of Rheindalen
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Battle of Rheindalen | |||||||
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Part of Eighty Years' War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Dutch rebels | Spain | ||||||
Commanders | |||||||
Joost de Soete | Sancho d'Avila | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,000 | 5,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,132 | 635 |
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The battle of Rheindalen was fought on April 23, 1568.
Joost de Soete, lord of Villers, marches into the region with a haphazard army. The battle was won by the Spanish. This battle is sometimes considered the official start of the Eighty Years' War.