Battle of Heiligerlee
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The Battle of Heiligerlee was a 1568 engagement in the Dutch Revolt, often regarded as the first Dutch victory against Spanish forces and a symbolic starting point of the Eighty Years' War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Heiligerlee canonical | 2 |
| Battle of Heiligerlee (1568) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
House of Nassau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William of Orange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Army of the Duke of Alba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutch rebels ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| broaderConflict | Eighty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesDutch | moderate ⓘ |
| casualtiesSpanish | high ⓘ |
| cause |
Dutch resistance to Spanish rule
ⓘ
religious and political tensions in the Low Countries ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Dutch rebels on one side
ⓘ
Spanish royal forces on the other side ⓘ |
| commander |
Adolf of Nassau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aremberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean de Villers NERFINISHED ⓘ Johan de Ligne, Count of Aremberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis of Nassau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | monuments in Heiligerlee ⓘ |
| conflict | Dutch Revolt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Habsburg Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1568-05-23 ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Jemmingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChronologicalPlacement | early phase of the Eighty Years' War ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
cavalry units
ⓘ
infantry units ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Reformation era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources |
Dutch
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| location |
Groningen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Habsburg Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Heiligerlee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Northern Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDeath | Adolf of Nassau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | first significant Dutch victory in the Dutch Revolt ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dutch Revolt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eighty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | early unrest in the Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Dutch rebel victory ⓘ |
| significance |
considered a symbolic starting point of the Eighty Years' War
ⓘ
often regarded as the first Dutch victory against Spanish forces ⓘ |
| typeOfVictory | tactical victory for the Dutch rebels ⓘ |
| year | 1568 ⓘ |
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Battle of Heiligerlee (1568)