Sack of Zutphen (1572)
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The Sack of Zutphen (1572) was a brutal massacre and plundering of the Dutch town of Zutphen by Spanish troops during the Eighty Years' War, notorious for its extreme violence against civilians.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Eighty Years' War
ⓘ
massacre ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| aim |
to deter further rebellion
ⓘ
to punish a rebel town ⓘ |
| casualties | high civilian death toll ⓘ |
| cause | revolt of Dutch provinces against Spanish rule ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
arson
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mass killing of civilians ⓘ plundering ⓘ terror tactics ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Don Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo y Enríquez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Eighty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1572-11-16 ⓘ |
| describedAs | Spanish Fury at Zutphen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn | contemporary chronicles of the Eighty Years' War ⓘ |
| fatherOfCommander | Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Spanish Fury at Naarden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Spanish Furies in the Low Countries ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfPrimarySources |
Dutch
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Gelderland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Habsburg Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Low Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ Zutphen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1572 ⓘ |
| impact |
strengthening anti-Spanish sentiment in the Netherlands
ⓘ
used in Dutch propaganda against Spain ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extreme violence against civilians
ⓘ
use as example to intimidate other rebel towns ⓘ |
| opponent |
Dutch rebels
ⓘ
States forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish repression in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Duke of Alba's punitive campaign of 1572 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Army of Flanders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish troops ⓘ |
| precededBy | Spanish capture of Zutphen ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Duke of Alba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutch Revolt NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Fury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Spanish victory
ⓘ
capture of Zutphen by Spanish forces ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
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