Battle of Rheindalen

Battle of Rheindalen

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Rheindalen
partof=Eighty Years' War


caption=
date=25 april 1568
place=Dalheim,Holy Roman Empire
casus=
territory=
result=Spanish victory
combatant1=Dutch rebels
combatant2=Spain
commander1=Joost de Soete
commander2=Sancho d'Avila
strength1=2,000
strength2=5,000
casualties1=1,132
casualties2=635
notes=
Campaignbox Eighty Years' WarThe battle of Rheindalen was fought on April 23 1568.

Joost de Soete, lord of Villers, marched into the region with a haphazard army of Dutch rebels. They tried to conquer Roermond, but when they failed, they retreated to Dalheim, where they were surprised by a Spanish army. The battle was won by the Spanish. This battle is sometimes considered the official start of the Eighty Years' War.


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