Taking of Diest (1580)

Taking of Diest
Part of the Eighty Years' War

An engraving of the taking of Diest by Frans Hogenberg, 1580–1582
Date9 June 1580
Location
Diest, Duchy of Brabant (present-day Belgium)
Result Rebel victory
Belligerents
Dutch Rebels
French Soldiers		 Spanish Army of Flanders
Commanders and leaders
Alonso Vanegas Count of Lodron

The Taking of Diest (9 June 1580) was a successful surprise assault on the town of Diest, in the Duchy of Brabant, during the Dutch Revolt.

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