Taking of Diest (1580)

Taking of Diest
Part of the Eighty Years' War

An engraving of the taking of Diest by Frans Hogenberg, 1580–1582
Date9 June 1580
Location
Result Rebel victory
Belligerents
Dutch Republic Dutch Rebels
French Soldiers
Spain Spanish Army of Flanders
Commanders and leaders
Dutch Republic Alonso Vanegas Spain Count of Lodron

The Taking of Diest (9 June 1580) was a successful surprise assault on the town of Diest, in the Duchy of Brabant, during the Dutch Revolt.