Battle of Wattrelos

Battle of Wattrelos
	Part of the Eighty Years’ War
Date	27 December 1566
Location	Wattrelos, County of Flanders, Spanish Netherlands (present-day France)50°42′N 3°13′E
Result	Spanish victory
Belligerents
Dutch rebels	Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Jan Denys	Maximilian Vilain
Strength
200 infantry	150 infantry; 50 cavalry

The Battle of Wattrelos at the Flemish (now French) town of Wattrelos on 27 December 1566 between a Calvinist rebel army (sometimes described as "Geuzen") and troops of the Spanish Netherlands government. It is sometimes considered as one of the first battles of the Eighty Years' War.

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