Battle of Jemmingen

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Jemmingen was a 1568 engagement during the early Eighty Years' War in which Spanish forces decisively defeated Dutch rebels, solidifying Spanish control in the Low Countries.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Jemmingen canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Jemgum ⓘ Battle of Jemgum ⓘ surface form: Schlacht bei Jemgum
belligerent	Dutch States rebels ⓘ Dutch rebels ⓘ Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ
campaignObjectiveSpanish	crush early rebel armies of William of Orange ⓘ
casualtiesDutchRebels	over 7,000 killed ⓘ
casualtiesSpanish	low ⓘ
category	16th-century battles ⓘ Battles involving Spain ⓘ Battles involving the Dutch Republic ⓘ Eighty Years' War ⓘ surface form: Battles of the Eighty Years' War
combatant	Army of Flanders ⓘ forces of William the Silent ⓘ
commander	Fernando Álvarez de Toledo ⓘ surface form: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba William I, Prince of Orange ⓘ
commandStructureSpanish	Duke of Alba (governor-general) ⓘ surface form: Duke of Alba as captain general of the Spanish forces in the Netherlands
conflict	Eighty Years' War ⓘ
date	21 July 1568 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Rheindalen (campaign context) ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Early Modern period ⓘ surface form: Early modern period
historicalRegion	Low Countries ⓘ
impactOnWilliamOfOrange	forced retreat and reorganization of rebel strategy ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Germany ⓘ Lower Saxony ⓘ
location	East Frisia ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Jemgum ⓘ
notableFor	demonstration of Spanish military superiority in early revolt ⓘ heavy losses of Dutch rebel forces ⓘ
outcome	decisive Spanish victory ⓘ
partOf	Eighty Years' War ⓘ
partOfCampaign	Eighty Years' War ⓘ surface form: Duke of Alba's suppression of the Dutch Revolt
precededBy	Battle of Heiligerlee ⓘ
result	Spanish victory ⓘ
riverNearby	Ems ⓘ surface form: Ems River
strategicEffect	consolidation of Spanish control in the Low Countries ⓘ severe setback for early Dutch revolt ⓘ
tacticsUsedByDutch	attempted defensive position near dikes ⓘ
tacticsUsedBySpanish	cavalry pursuit of fleeing rebels ⓘ disciplined infantry formations ⓘ effective use of artillery ⓘ
typeOfEngagement	field battle ⓘ
warTheater	Habsburg–Dutch conflicts in the Low Countries ⓘ surface form: Low Countries theater of the Eighty Years' War
year	1568 ⓘ

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Iron Duke → notableBattle → Battle of Jemmingen ⓘ

subject surface form: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba