Battle of Delft (1573)

Battle of Delft (1573)
Part of the Eighty Years' War & the Anglo-Spanish War (1585)

A 1580 map of Delft by Georg Braun & Frans Hogenberg
DateOctober 1573
Location
Delft
(Present day Netherlands)
Result Dutch and English victory[1]
Belligerents
Dutch Republic United Provinces
England England
Spain Spain
Commanders and leaders
Dutch Republic William of Orange
England Thomas Morgan
Spain Francisco de Valdez
Spain Julian Romero
Strength
6,000 (1,000 in Delft)[2] 4,000[3]
Casualties and losses
Unknown but low 700 casualties[4]

The Battle of Delft, also known as the Defence of Delft, was a military engagement fought during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War which took place in October 1573 in and outside the city of Delft.[5] The battle was fought by a small Anglo-Dutch force under Thomas Morgan and an attacking Spanish force under Francisco de Valdez.[4] The Spanish were repelled and forced to retreat.[1][6]

  1. ^ a b Knight, Charles Raleigh: Historical records of The Buffs, East Kent Regiment (3rd Foot) formerly designated the Holland Regiment and Prince George of Denmark's Regiment. Vol I. London, Gale & Polden, 1905, p. 11
  2. ^ Pratt p 163
  3. ^ Kittle, William (1930). G. Gascoigne, April 1562 to January 1, 1578. W.F. Roberts Company. pp. 50–53.
  4. ^ a b Motley, John Lothrop (1863). The Rise of the Dutch Republic: Complete in One Volume Author. National Library of the Netherlands: Strahan. p. 569.
  5. ^ Scott, Walter (1809). A Collection of Scarce and Valuable Tracts: On the Most Interesting and Entertaining Subjects. T. Cadell, W. Davies. pp. 373–74.
  6. ^ Tillotson, John (1865). Stories of the wars, 1574-1658, from the rise of the Dutch republic to the death of O. Cromwell. Oxford University. p. 13.