Battle of Haarlemmermeer

Battle of Haarlemmermeer
	Part of the Eighty Years' War
	; Battle of Haarlemmermeer circa 1621 by Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom, oil on canvas. Rijksmuseum.
Date	26 May 1573
Location	Haarlemmermeer; (present-day the Netherlands)
Result	Spanish victory
Belligerents
Geuzen	Spain; Amsterdam
Commanders and leaders
Marinus Brandt	Count of Bossu
Strength
150 warships	100 warships
Casualties and losses
21 ships captured	Low

52°22′33″N 4°40′59″E

The Battle of Haarlemmermeer was a naval engagement fought on 26 May 1573, during the early stages of the Dutch War of Independence. It was fought on the waters of the Haarlemmermeer – a large lake which at the time was a prominent feature of North Holland (it would be drained in the 19th century).

A Spanish fleet and a fleet belonging to the city of Amsterdam (at the time still loyal to Spain), commanded by the Count of Bossu, fought a fleet of rebellious Dutch Geuzen, commanded by Marinus Brandt, who were trying to break the siege of Haarlem. After several hours of fighting, the Geuzen were forced to retreat.

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