Battle of the Dunes

Battle of the Dunes

There are several battles known as the Battle of the Dunes:
* The Battle of the Dunes (1600) was a battle of the Eighty Years' War fought near Nieuwpoort in the Spanish Netherlands between the Dutch army of Maurice of Nassau and the Spanish army of Archduke Alberto.
* The Battle of the Dunes (1658) was a battle of the Franco-Spanish War and Anglo-Spanish War fought near Dunkirk in the Spanish Netherlands between the Spanish army and the allied armies of France and the Commonwealth of England.


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