Battle of Wattrelos

Battle of Wattrelos
Part of the Eighty Years’ War
Date27 December 1566
Location
Wattrelos, County of Flanders, Spanish Netherlands (present-day France)
50°42′N 3°13′E / 50.700°N 3.217°E / 50.700; 3.217
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Dutch rebels Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Jan Denys Maximilian Vilain
Strength
200 infantry 150 infantry
50 cavalry

The Battle of Wattrelos at the Flemish (now French) town of Wattrelos on 27 December 1566 between a Calvinist rebel army (sometimes described as "Geuzen") and troops of the Spanish Netherlands government. It is sometimes considered as one of the first battles of the Eighty Years' War.

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