Battle of Lannoy

Battle of Lannoy
Part of the Eighty Years’ War
Date29 December 1566
Location
Lannoy, County of Flanders, Spanish Netherlands (present-day France)
50°40′N 3°12′E / 50.667°N 3.200°E / 50.667; 3.200
Result Spanish Victory
Belligerents
Dutch rebels Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Pierre Cornaille Philip of Noircarmes
Strength
3,000 infantry ?
Casualties and losses
700–2,600 ?

The Battle of Lannoy took place on 29 December 1566 between an army of Geuzen and a Spanish force. It was one of the first battles of the Dutch Revolt.

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