Battle of Wattrelos

Not to be confused with Battle of Waterloo.
Battle of Wattrelos
Part of the Eighty Years’ War
Date27 December 1566[1]
Location
Wattrelos, County of Flanders, Spanish Netherlands (present-day France)
50°42′N 3°13′E / 50.700°N 3.217°E / 50.700; 3.217
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Dutch rebels Spain Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Jan Denys Spain Maximilian Vilain
Strength
200 infantry[2] 150 infantry[2]
50 cavalry[2]

The Battle of Wattrelos[1] at the Flemish (now French) town of Wattrelos on 27 December 1566 between a Calvinist rebel army[3] (sometimes described as "Geuzen"[1]) and troops of the Spanish Netherlands government. It is sometimes considered as one of the first battles of the Eighty Years' War.[4]

  1. ^ a b c Anton van der Lem. "Wattrelos". dutchrevolt.leiden.edu (in Dutch). Leiden University. Retrieved 31 July 2022.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ a b c DuPlessis 2002, p. 228.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Van der Lem Noircarmes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Van der Wee 1969, p. 15.