Union of Utrecht forces
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The Union of Utrecht forces were the Dutch rebel troops of the northern provinces that fought against Spanish-aligned cities and authorities during the Eighty Years' War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Union of Utrecht forces canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch military unit
ⓘ
military force ⓘ rebel army ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Friesland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gelderland NERFINISHED ⓘ Groningen NERFINISHED ⓘ Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Overijssel NERFINISHED ⓘ Utrecht NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeeland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliance | Union of Utrecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Eighty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1579 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
field battles
ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ |
| equipment |
artillery
ⓘ
muskets ⓘ pike and shot formations ⓘ warships ⓘ |
| goal |
defense of the Union of Utrecht
ⓘ
independence from Spanish rule ⓘ |
| historicalRole | core military arm of the emerging Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| ideology | Protestantism ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Dutch ⓘ |
| loyalty | States-General of the Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Count Louis of Nassau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice of Nassau NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ William the Silent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Nieuwpoort
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Relief of Bergen op Zoom NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Breda (1590) NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Leiden NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Ostend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Spanish Empire
ⓘ
Spanish-aligned authorities ⓘ Spanish-aligned cities ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitment |
mercenaries
ⓘ
provincial levies ⓘ urban militias ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Calvinism ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
fortification warfare
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guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
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