English Fury at Mechelen

English Fury at Mechelen
Part of the Eighty Years' War
A painting of the capture of Mechelen by Nicolaas van Eyck
Date April 9, 1580 Location Mechelen, Spanish Netherlands (Present day Belgium) 51°01′40″N 4°28′50″E / 51.02778°N 4.48056°E / 51.02778; 4.48056 Result Anglo-Dutch victory[1]
Belligerents
England Dutch Republic Scotland	Spain
Commanders and leaders
John Norris	unknown

The English Fury at Mechelen or the Capture of Mechelen was an event in the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War on April 9, 1580. The city of Mechelen (known as Malines in French and historically in English) was conquered by Calvinist rebel forces from Brussels, which included a large contingent of English mercenaries. The city was sacked and many of its religious treasures destroyed or plundered.^[2]