Battle of Nieuwpoort
| Battle of Nieuwpoort | |||||||
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| Part of the Eighty Years' War | |||||||
Prince Maurice at the Battle of Nieuwpoort by Pauwels van Hillegaert. Oil on canvas | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Dutch Republic England Scotland | Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Maurice of Nassau Francis Vere William Edmonds | Albert VII, Archduke of Austria | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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10,000 infantry 1,400 cavalry 14 guns |
10,000 infantry 1,200 cavalry 9 guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,700–2,700 dead or wounded | 4,000 killed, wounded or captured | ||||||
The Battle of Nieuwpoort (also known as the Battle of the Dunes) was fought on 2 July 1600 during the Eighty Years War and the Anglo-Spanish war in the dunes near Nieuwpoort. A Dutch army met a Spanish force head-on which, although their left flank nearly broke, were able to assail them with both infantry and cavalry. The Spanish gradually scattered in all directions and left their guns on the field.