Battle of Rijmenam
The Battle of Rijmenam was fought in the early stages of the Eighty Years' War between the forces of the States-General of the Netherlands and those of the Spanish Governor-General of the Habsburg Netherlands, Don Juan de Austria, on 31 July 1578, near Rijmenam in present-day Belgium. The Spanish forces were dealt a strategic defeat.
| Battle of Rijmenam | |||||||
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| Part of the Eighty Years' War | |||||||
Spanish attack on the States army, by Frans Hogenberg. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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States-General Kingdom of England French Huguenots Scotland | Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Count of Boussu John Norreys François de la Noue | Juan de Austria | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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18,000 infantry 2,000 cavalry |
12,000 infantry 5,000 cavalry | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 400+ dead or wounded | Between 400 and 1,000 dead or wounded | ||||||
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