Battle of Zutphen
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The Battle of Zutphen was a 1586 engagement during the Eighty Years' War in which English and Dutch forces fought the Spanish near Zutphen, remembered especially for the mortal wounding of the poet-soldier Sir Philip Sidney.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Zutphen canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dutch Revolt
NERFINISHED
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Elizabeth I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Dutch rebels
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English forces ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ United Provinces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | Sir Philip Sidney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
Dutch infantry
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English cavalry ⓘ Spanish tercios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma
NERFINISHED
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Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir John Norris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Eighty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Spanish Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 22 September 1586 ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Siege of Deventer (1586–1587) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early Modern period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources |
Dutch
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English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| location |
Gelderland
NERFINISHED
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Spanish Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Zutphen NERFINISHED ⓘ near Zutphen ⓘ |
| militaryObjective | relief of Spanish-held Zutphen ⓘ |
| notableEvent | mortal wounding of Sir Philip Sidney ⓘ |
| notableParticipant | Sir Philip Sidney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
English-Dutch forces
ⓘ
Spanish forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
NERFINISHED
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Eighty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | English intervention in the Netherlands (1585) ⓘ |
| rememberedFor |
English literary and cultural significance
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chivalric conduct of Sir Philip Sidney ⓘ |
| result | Spanish victory ⓘ |
| theater | Low Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement |
cavalry action
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field battle ⓘ |
| year | 1586 ⓘ |
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