1609 ⟶ Twelve Years' Truce Pauses Dutch-Spanish Conflict

The Netherlands and Spain agree to a Twelve Years' Truce in ...
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⚔️ Watergeuzen Capture Brielle

Brielle is taken from Habsburg Spain by Protestant Watergeuzen in the Capture of Brielle, in the Eighty Years' War.⟶
Watergeuzen Capture Brielle (1572)
Dutch RevoltEighty Years' WarChristianityMilitary HistoryRebellionNaval Warfare
NetherlandsNetherlandsSpainSpain

⚔️ Siege of Haarlem Ends in Spanish Victory

After heavy losses on both sides the siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.St. Bartholomew's Day massacre of French Protestants⟶
Siege of Haarlem Ends in Spanish Victory (1573)
SiegeReligious ConflictChristianityDutch RevoltSpanish EmpireMilitary ConflictWarfareReligious Wars
NetherlandsNetherlandsSpainSpain

🛡️ Dutch Victory at the Siege of Leiden

After a siege of 4 months the siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch rebel victory.⟶
Dutch Victory at the Siege of Leiden (1574)
Dutch RevoltSiegeMilitaryEighty Years' WarSpanish EmpireMilitary HistoryRebellionWarfare
NetherlandsNetherlandsSpainSpain

🤝 Twelve Years' Truce Pauses Dutch-Spanish Conflict

The Netherlands and Spain agree to a Twelve Years' Truce in the Eighty Years' War.⟶
Twelve Years' Truce Pauses Dutch-Spanish Conflict (1609)
Eighty Years' WarDutch RepublicSpanish EmpireTruceMilitary ConflictDiplomacyWarfare
NetherlandsNetherlandsSpainSpain

🚢 Dutch Victory Over Spanish Fleet at the Downs

Naval Battle of the Downs – Republic of the United Provinces fleet decisively defeats a Spanish fleet in English waters.⟶
Dutch Victory Over Spanish Fleet at the Downs (1639)
Naval WarfareThirty Years' WarDutch RepublicSpanish EmpireMilitary HistoryMaritime HistoryNaval Battle
SpainSpainNetherlandsNetherlandsUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom