English Fury at Mechelen

English Fury at Mechelen
	Part of the Eighty Years' War
	; A painting of the capture of Mechelen by Nicolaas van Eyck
Date	April 9, 1580
Location	Mechelen, Spanish Netherlands ; (Present day Belgium)51°01′40″N 4°28′50″E
Result	Anglo-Dutch victory
Belligerents
England ; Dutch Republic; Scotland	Spain
Commanders and leaders
John Norris	unknown

The English Fury at Mechelen or the Capture of Mechelen was an event in the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War on April 9, 1580. The city of Mechelen (known as Malines in French and historically in English) was conquered by Calvinist rebel forces from Brussels, which included a large contingent of English mercenaries. The city was sacked and many of its religious treasures destroyed or plundered.

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