Spanish Fury at Mechelen

Spanish Fury at Mechelen
Part of Eighty Years' War

The sacking and looting of Mechelen by Spanish troops, October 2, 1572
DateOctober 2, 1572
Location
Mechelen, modern Belgium
Result All the rebellious towns of Brabant surrender
Belligerents
Spain People of Mechelen
Commanders and leaders
Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo Bernard van Merode

The Spanish Fury at Mechelen (Dutch: Spaanse Furie in Mechelen) was an event in the Eighty Years' War on October 2, 1572 in which the city of Mechelen was conquered by the Spanish army and brutally sacked.

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