Battle on the Zuiderzee
| Battle on the Zuiderzee | |||||||
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| Part of the Eighty Years' War | |||||||
The battle, painted by Jan Theunisz. Blanckerhoff. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Dutch Rebels | Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Cornelis Jansz Dircksz | Count of Boussu (POW) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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24 ships 700 sailors |
30 ships 1300 sailors | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 ship lost 25 sailors lost |
6 ships captured 300 sailors captured | ||||||
The Battle on the Zuiderzee (October 11, 1573) was a naval battle during the Eighty Years' War in which a Dutch fleet destroyed a larger and better-equipped Spanish fleet on the Zuiderzee.