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This is a list of battles of the [[Eighty Years' War]].
== Introduction ==
=== Royalist forces ===
{{Further|Army of Flanders}}
Until August 1567, the government of the [[Habsburg Netherlands]], in the hands of Governor-General [[Margaret of Parma]] and her [[Stadtholder]]s, was using local Netherlandish troops, such as [[schutterij]]en as [[city guard]]s. Military law enforcement included the [[Bandes d'ordonnance]] ({{langx|nl|Benden van ordonnantie}}), elite heavy cavalry formations drawn mostly from the Flemish (Dutch-speaking) and Walloon (French-speaking) aristocracy. The newly created [[Army of Flanders]] arrived in the Low Countries in August 1567 under the command of the [[Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba|Duke of Alba]], who immediately carried out substantial military reforms. Alba reduced the prominence of the Bandes d'ordonnance (in part because he distrusted the local nobility) in favour of the well-known Habsburg multi-ethnic infantry regiments, the ''[[tercios]]'', alongside Spanish light cavalry (the latter comprised just 8% of the army by 1573).{{sfn|de León|2009|p=89–95}}
Alba introduced [[Spanish language|Spanish (Castilian)]] as the language of communication in the Army of Flanders, and Spaniards received higher pay and most of the key positions in his high command. Alba had a low opinion of soldiers from other ethnicities (called "nations") in the ''tercios'', such as Italians, Flemish and Walloons (''flamencos'' or ''nativos'', as the Spaniards called them), and Germans, and preferred relying on Spanish infantrymen, but the actual share of Spanish soldiers in the Army of Flanders – which was at one of the highest totals of the war during Alba's tenure – was a little over 15%. There were also Burgundian, Scottish, Irish, English and Portuguese "nations" at various stages of the war, and intermittently units from other ethnic backgrounds.{{sfn|de León|2009|p=95–98}}
Mutiny due to lack of troop payment was a common problem in the 1570s, which could result in increasing civilian sympathies for the rebel cause (notably the 1576 [[Sack of Antwerp]] leading to the [[Pacification of Ghent]]), while in the late 1580s and especially 1590s, ethnic tensions between the commanders of the "nations" (such as the Italian [[Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma|Parma]], the German [[Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort|Mansfeld]] and the Spanish [[Pedro Henriquez de Acevedo, Count of Fuentes|Fuentes]]) led to power struggles that left the Army of Flanders divided and largely paralysed.{{sfn|de León|2009|p=95–98}}
=== Rebel forces ===
{{Further|Geuzen|Dutch States Army}}
The rebels, who initiated their first actions of physical force during the [[Beeldenstorm]] (August–October 1566, initially mostly directed at [[Catholic Church]] property rather than governmental forces) started out as disparate riotous mobs of poorly armed and poorly trained but well-organised [[Calvinist]]s, originally predominantly from industrial centres in western Flanders.{{sfn|Van der Wee|1969|p=15}} On 14 December 1566, the Habsburg Netherlandish government declared the city of [[Valenciennes]] – where Calvinists had seized power – to be "in state of rebellion", and in late December 1566, the first [[meeting engagement|encounter battles]] occurred between the Habsburg Netherlandish governmental troops and Calvinist rebels.<ref name="Van der Lem Noircarmes">{{Cite web |url=https://dutchrevolt.leiden.edu/dutch/personen/N/Pages/noircarmes.aspx |title=Noircarmes, Filips van Sint-Aldegonde, heer van |author=Anton van der Lem |work=dutchrevolt.leiden.edu |publisher=Leiden University |access-date=31 July 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> Apart from managing to extend the [[Siege of Valenciennes (1567)]] for several months, the Calvinist rebels proved no match for the troops of Margaret of Parma (delegated to stadtholders such as [[Philip of Noircarmes]]), who crushed the disturbances in March 1567, before king [[Philip II of Spain|Philip II]] sent Alba with the newly formed Army of Flanders from Spain to the Netherlands in April 1567.<ref name="Enc Margaretha Parma">{{cite encyclopedia |title=Margaretha [Nederlanden] § Margaretha van Parma |encyclopedia=Encarta Encyclopedie Winkler Prins |date=1993–2002 |publisher=Microsoft Corporation/Het Spectrum |language=nl}}</ref>{{sfn|van der Lem|1995|loc=Chapter II}}
During 1568 and 1572, [[William the Silent|William "the Silent" of Orange]], the wealthiest and most powerful nobleman of the Netherlands, attempted two invasions from his [[Nassau-Dillenburg]] stronghold as a '[[warlord]]' with mercenary soldiers organised in typical German fashion (here referred to as "Orangist troops") in opposition to Alba, though both met with little success.{{sfn|Swart|2006|p=31–32}} Meanwhile in 1572, a mixture of groups of noblemen and common people sympathetic to his cause, or to Calvinism, known as [[Geuzen]], formed paramilitary units that seized control of most of Holland and Zeeland, where Calvinists soon came to dominate politics. Orange functioned as minister of war and commander-in-chief of the Hollandic and Zeelandic troops from 1572 on.{{sfn|Swart|2006|p=34}} It was not until 1575 that these units were merged into the [[Dutch States Army]], organised and directed by the [[States of Holland and West Friesland]] and the [[States of Zeeland]] (which was illegal; only the king had the right to raise armies). Around the same time, starting in 1574 with the [[Admiralty of Rotterdam]], five [[Dutch admiralties]] emerged to organise rebel fleets.
When faced with large-scale mutinies in the Army of Flanders in 1576 known as the [[Spanish Fury]], Catholic-dominated provinces of the Netherlands such as Brabant and Flanders (authorised by the Council of State in March 1576{{sfn|Swart|2006|p=41}}) also began raising their own armies in self-defence against mutineers, but were unable to prevent the [[Sack of Antwerp]]. With the [[Pacification of Ghent]] (8 November 1576) all [[Seventeen Provinces]] except Luxemburg would agree to expel all foreign troops from the Habsburg Netherlands (essentially restoring the pre-1567 situation) while establishing a temporary general peace of religion. Although this resulted in much ''ad hoc'' cooperation between the rebel provinces and the inclusion of units from all of them into the States Army, organisation initially remained mostly provincial and decentralised, and the rebels suffered a catastrophe at the [[Battle of Gembloux (1578)]]. Most of the rebel territories would go on to create a closer military alliance with the 1579 [[Union of Utrecht]], proclaim independence by the 1581 [[Act of Abjuration]], [[English political intrigue during the Dutch Revolt|obtain English support in 1585]] and establish the [[Dutch Republic]] in 1588, but the [[Eighty Years' War, 1579–1588|1579–1588 period]] was marked by a long series of rebel defeats at the hands of [[Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma]]. Effective military reforms of the Dutch States Army were only introduced by [[Maurice, Prince of Orange|Maurice of Nassau]] in the subsequent [[Ten Years (Eighty Years' War)|Ten Years (1588–1598)]]. By the 1620s, the annual costs of the Dutch States Army were 11,177,087 guilders, 58% of which were paid by Holland as most populous and wealthy province.{{sfn|Groenveld|Leeuwenberg|2020|p=423–424}} By the 1630s, Holland increasingly refused to fund land war operations, pleading for greater maritime expenses against the [[Dunkirkers|Dunkirker Privateers]] instead.{{sfn|Groenveld|Leeuwenberg|2020|p=424–425}} This led to tensions with stadtholder [[Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange|Frederick Henry]], who unsuccessfully sought to merge the five admiralties into one in 1639, and then resumed his focus on financing the land war.{{sfn|Groenveld|Leeuwenberg|2020|p=425–426}}
== List ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!data-sort-type=date | Date
!Battle
!Region
!Rebel forces
!Royalist forces
!Notes
|-
| 10 August – October 1566
| [[Beeldenstorm]]
| [[Beeldenstorm#Low Countries iconoclastic attacks in 1566|''multiple'']]
| Calvinist mobs
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Habsburg Netherlands|Government troops]]
| Inconclusive
|-
| 14 December 1566 – 23 March 1567
| [[Siege of Valenciennes (1567)]]
| Hainaut
| Calvinist rebels
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Habsburg Netherlands|Government troops]]
| Royalist key victory
|-
| 27 December 1566
| [[Battle of Wattrelos]]
| Flanders
| Calvinist rebels
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Habsburg Netherlands|Government troops]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 29 December 1566
| [[Battle of Lannoy]]
| Flanders
| Calvinist rebels
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Habsburg Netherlands|Government troops]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 13 March 1567
| [[Battle of Oosterweel]]
| Brabant
| Calvinist rebels
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Habsburg Netherlands|Government troops]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 23 April 1568
| [[Battle of Dahlen|Battle of Rheindalen]]
| Jülich
| [[William the Silent|Orangist troops]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 23 May 1568
| [[Battle of Heiligerlee (1568)|Battle of Heiligerlee]]
| Groningen
| [[William the Silent|Orangist troops]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| May–July 1568
| {{ill|Siege of Groningen (1568)|nl|Beleg van Groningen (1568)}}
| Groningen
| [[William the Silent|Orangist troops]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Habsburg Netherlands|Government troops]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 10–11 July 1568
| {{ill|Battle on the Ems|nl|Zeeslag op de Eems}}
| Groningen
| [[Geuzen]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Habsburg Netherlands|Government troops]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 21 July 1568
| [[Battle of Jemmingen]]
| East Frisia
| [[William the Silent|Orangist troops]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 20 October 1568
| [[Battle of Jodoigne]]
| Brabant
| [[William the Silent|Orangist troops]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 12 November 1568
| [[Battle of Le Quesnoy (1568)|Battle of Le Quesnoy]]
| Hainaut
| [[William the Silent|Orangist troops]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 9–19 December 1570
| {{ill|Battle of Loevestein|nl|Inname van Loevestein}}
| Guelders
| [[Geuzen]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 1 April 1572
| [[Capture of Brielle]]
| Holland
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Geuzen]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 6 April 1572{{sfn|Tracy|2008|p=82}}
| {{ill|Flushing rebellion|nl|Opstand van Vlissingen}}{{sfn|Tracy|2008|p=82}}
| Zeeland
| Civic militia{{sfn|Tracy|2008|p=82}}
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 23 June – 19 September 1572
| [[Siege of Mons (1572)]]
| Hainaut
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[William the Silent|Orangist troops]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 17 July 1572
| {{ill|Battle of Saint-Ghislain|nl|Slag bij Saint-Ghislain}}
| Hainaut
| {{flagicon image|Huguenot cross.svg}} [[Huguenots|Huguenot troops]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 12–15 September 1572
| {{ill|Walloon Fury in Dokkum|nl|Waalse Furie in Dokkum}}
| Friesland
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Geuzen]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 2 October 1572
| [[Spanish Fury at Mechelen]]
| Mechelen
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[William the Silent|Orangist troops]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| ? 1572
| [[The Battle of Ijsselmeer]]
| Holland
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Geuzen]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 20 October 1572
| [[Relief of Goes]]
| Zeeland
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Geuzen]]<br />{{flagicon|England}} [[Royal Navy|English navy]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 22 October 1572
| [[Massacre of Naarden]]
| Holland
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Geuzen]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 4 November 1572 – 18 February 1574
| [[Siege of Middelburg (1572–1574)]]
| Zeeland
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Geuzen]]<br />{{flagicon|England}} [[Royal Navy|English navy]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 12 Augustus 1572 – 8 February 1578
| {{ill|Blockades of Amsterdam|nl|Blokkades van Amsterdam}}
| Holland
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Geuzen]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 16 November 1572
| {{ill|Massacre of Zutphen|fr|Bain de sang de Zutphen|nl|Bloedbad van Zutphen}}
| Guelders
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[William the Silent|Orangist troops]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 11 December 1572 – 13 July 1573
| [[Siege of Haarlem]]
| Holland
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Geuzen]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 17 April 1573
| [[Battle of Flushing]]
| Zeeland
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Geuzen]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 11 October 1573
| [[Battle of Borsele]]
| Zeeland
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Geuzen]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 22 April 1573
| [[Battle on the Zuiderzee]]
| [[Zuiderzee]]
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Geuzen]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 21 August – 8 October 1573
| [[Siege of Alkmaar]]
| Holland
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Geuzen]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 28 August 1573
| [[Capture of Geertruidenberg (1573)]]
| Holland
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Geuzen]]<br />{{flagicon image|Huguenot cross.svg}} [[Huguenots|Huguenot troops]]<br />{{flagicon|England}} [[Royal Navy|English navy]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| October 1573
| [[Battle of Delft (1573)]]
| Holland
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Geuzen]]<br />{{flagicon|England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| October 1573 – 3 October 1574
| [[Siege of Leiden]]
| Holland
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Geuzen]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel key victory
|-
| 27/29 January 1574
| [[Battle of the Scheldt (1574)]]<br /><small>(Battle of Reimerswaal)</small>
| Zeeland
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Geuzen]]<br />{{flagicon|England}} [[Royal Navy|English navy]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| Early February 1574
| [[Capture of Valkenburg (1574)]]
| Holland
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Geuzen]]<br />{{flagicon|England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 14 April 1574
| [[Battle of Mookerheyde]]
| Cleves
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[William the Silent|Orangist troops]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 30 May 1574
| [[Battle of Lillo]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Geuzen]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 19 July – 7 August 1575
| [[Siege of Oudewater (1575)]]
| Utrecht
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Geuzen]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 11–24 August 1575
| [[Siege of Schoonhoven (1575)]]
| Holland
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Geuzen]]<br />{{flagicon|England}} English troops<br />{{flagicon image|Huguenot cross.svg}} [[Huguenots|Huguenot troops]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| October 1575 – 29 June 1576{{sfn|van der Lem|1995|loc=Jaartallen}}
| [[Siege of Zierikzee]]
| Zeeland
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Geuzen]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 25 July 1576
| {{ill|Sack of Aalst|nl|Plundering van Aalst}}
| Flanders
| City guard
| [[Spanish Fury|Spanish mutineers]]
| Mutineer victory
|-
| 14 September 1576
| {{ill|Battle of Vissenaken|nl|Slag bij Vissenaken}}
| Brabant
| {{flagicon image|Coat of arms of the Duchy of Brabant.svg}} [[States of Brabant|Brabantian]] troops
| [[Spanish Fury|Spanish mutineers]]
| Mutineer victory
|-
| 15 September – 11 November 1576
| {{ill|Siege of the Spanjaardenkasteel|nl|Beleg van het Spanjaardenkasteel}}
| Flanders
| {{flagicon image|Coat of arms of the Duchy of Brabant.svg}} [[States of Brabant|Brabantian]] troops<br />{{flagicon image|Arms of Flanders.svg}} [[States of Flanders|Flemish]] troops<br />{{flagicon image|Wapen graafschap Holland.svg}} [[States of Holland|Hollandic]] troops
| [[Spanish Fury|Spanish mutineers]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 4–7 November 1576
| [[Sack of Antwerp]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon image|Coat of arms of the Duchy of Brabant.svg}} [[States of Brabant|Brabantian]] troops<br />German/Walloon troops<br />Armed citizens
| [[Spanish Fury|Spanish mutineers]]
| Mutineer victory
|-
| December 1576 – February 1577
| {{ill|Siege of Vredenburg|nl|Beleg van Vredenburg}}
| Utrecht
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Utrecht city.svg}} City guard<br />{{flagicon image|Flag of the prince-bishopric of Utrecht.svg}} German troops
| [[Spanish Fury|Spanish mutineers]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 24 July 1577
| {{ill|Capture of the Namur citadel|nl|Inname van de Naamse citadel|fr|Prise de la citadelle de Namur (1577)}}
| Namur
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory<br />(Coup d'état)
|-
| 1–2 August 1577
| {{ill|Capture of the Antwerp citadel|nl|Inname van de Citadel van Antwerpen}}
| Brabant
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| German mutineers
| Rebel victory
|-
| 4 August – 4 October 1577
| {{ill|Siege of Breda (1577)|nl|Beleg van Breda (1577)|es|Sitio de Breda (1577)|fr|Siège de Bréda (1577)|it|Assedio di Breda (1577)}}
| Brabant
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} German mercenaries
| Rebel victory
|-
| 28 October 1577
| [[Calvinist Republic of Ghent|Ghent Calvinist coup]]
| Flanders
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]
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{{flagicon image|Vlag van Gent.svg}} [[Calvinist Republic of Ghent|Ghent Calvinists]]
|
| Calvinist victory<br />(Coup d'état)
|-
| 31 January 1578
| [[Battle of Gembloux (1578)|Battle of Gembloux]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist key victory
|-
| 20–24 February 1578
| [[:nl:Beleg van Zichem|Siege of Zichem]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 8–12 March 1578
| [[:nl:Beleg van Nijvel|Siege of Nivelles (Dutch)]] [[:fr:Siège de Nivelles|(French)]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 26 May 1578
| [[Alteratie]] of Amsterdam
| Holland
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Amsterdam.svg}} Catholic city council
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Calvinist radicals<br />Former [[Geuzen]]
|
| Calvinist victory<br />(Coup d'état)
|-
| 25 June – 20 July 1578
| {{ill|Siege of Kampen (1578)|nl|Beleg van Kampen (1578)}}
| Overijssel
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} German mercenaries
| Rebel victory
|-
| 31 July 1578
| [[Battle of Rijmenam (1578)|Battle of Rijmenam]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 3 August – 19 November 1578
| [[Siege of Deventer (1578)]]
| Overijssel
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} German mercenaries
| Rebel victory
|-
| 22 September – 7 October 1578
| {{ill|Siege of Binche|fr|Siège de Binche|nl|Beleg van Binche}}
| Hainaut
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 2 March 1579
| [[Battle of Borgerhout]]
| Flanders
| {{flagicon|England}} English troops<br />{{flagicon|Scotland}} Scottish troops<br />{{flagicon image|Huguenot cross.svg}} [[Huguenots|Huguenot troops]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 8/12 March – 29 June/1 July 1579
| [[Siege of Maastricht (1579)|Siege of Maastricht]]
| Limburg
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 29 March 1579
| [[English Fury at Mechelen#Background|Street battle in Mechelen]]{{sfn|Tracy|2008|p=157}}
| Mechelen
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />
* {{flagicon image|Wapen graafschap Holland.svg}} [[States of Holland|Hollandic]] troops
Calvinist armed citizens
| Catholic armed citizens
| Royalist victory
|-
| 1 July 1579
| {{ill|Schermersoproer|nl|Schermersoproer}} in Den Bosch
| Brabant
| Calvinist city guard
| Catholic guilds
| Royalist victory
|-
| 3 March – 18 June 1580
| {{ill|Siege of Groningen (1580)|nl|Beleg van Groningen (1580)}}
| Groningen
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[George de Lalaing, Count of Rennenberg|Rennenberg troops]]
| Royalist victory<br />(Coup d'état)
|-
| 9 April 1580{{sfn|Tracy|2008|p=157}}
| [[English Fury at Mechelen]]
| Mechelen
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]<br />City guard
| Rebel victory
|-
| 9 June 1580
| [[Taking of Diest (1580)]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon image|Huguenot cross.svg}} [[Huguenots|Huguenot troops]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 15–16 June 1580
| {{ill|Zwolle riot|nl|Zwols oproer}}
| Overijssel
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Zwolle.svg}} Calvinist city guard<br /> Kampen Calvinists
| Catholic armed citizens<br />Catholic farmers
| Calvinist victory
|-
| 17 June 1580
| {{ill|Battle of Hardenberg|nl|Slag op de Hardenbergerheide}}
| Overijssel
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 18 October 1580 – 23 February 1581
| [[Siege of Steenwijk (1580–1581)]]
| Overijssel
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| September 1580 – 17 Augustus 1581
| {{ill|Siege of Cambrai (1581)|nl|Beleg van Kamerijk (1581)}}
| Cambrésis
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Anjou.svg}} [[Francis, Duke of Anjou|Anjou troops]]<br />{{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 19 July 1581
| [[Battle of Kollum]]
| Friesland
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 26–27 July 1581
| [[Capture of Breda (1581)]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon image|Breda vlag 1580.svg}} City guard
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 30 September 1581
| [[Battle of Noordhorn]]
| Groningen
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|England}} English troops<br />{{flagicon|Scotland}} Scottish troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 3–24 October 1581
| [[Siege of Niezijl]]
| Groningen
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 10 October – 30 November 1581
| {{ill|Siege of Tournai (1581)|nl|Beleg van Doornik (1581)|fr|Siège de Tournai (1581)}}
| Tournaisis
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 22 July – 15 September 1582
| [[Siege of Lochem (1582)]]
| Guelders
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|England}} English troops<br />{{flagicon image|Huguenot cross.svg}} [[Huguenots|Huguenot troops]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|- valign="top"
| 26 July 1582
| [[Battle of Vila Franca do Campo|Battle of Ponta Delgada]]<br /><small>(also part of the [[War of the Portuguese Succession|War of the<br />Portuguese Succession]])</small>
| [[Azores]]
| {{flagicon|Portugal|1578}} [[António, Prior of Crato|Pro-Crato]] [[Kingdom of Portugal|Portugal]]<br />{{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} Dutch States Fleet<br />{{flagcountry|Kingdom of France|valois}}<br />{{flagcountry|Kingdom of England}}
| {{flagicon|Portugal|1578}} [[Philip II of Spain|Pro-Philip]] [[Kingdom of Portugal|Portugal]]<br />{{flagicon|Spain|1506}} [[Spanish Empire]]
| Royalist victory<br />(Pro-Philip victory)
|-
| 1–2 August 1582
| [[Siege of Lier (1582)]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 17 January 1583
| [[French Fury]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]
-----
{{flagicon image|Flag of Anjou.svg}} [[Francis, Duke of Anjou|Anjou troops]]
|
| States victory<br />(Failed coup)
|-
| 7 February – 23 April 1583
| [[Siege of Eindhoven (1583)]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon image|Flag of Anjou.svg}} [[Francis, Duke of Anjou|Anjou troops]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of Scotland}} Scottish troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 17 June 1583
| [[Battle of Steenbergen (1583)]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon image|Flag of Anjou.svg}} [[Francis, Duke of Anjou|Anjou troops]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| October 1583 – 17 September 1584
| [[Siege of Ghent (1583–1584)]]
| Flanders
| {{flagicon image|Vlag van Gent.svg}} [[Calvinist Republic of Ghent|Calvinist Republic<br />of Ghent]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]<br />[[Malcontents (Low Countries)|Malcontents]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| Early February 1584
| [[Capture of Aalst (1584)]]
| Flanders
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| May–July 1584
| {{ill|Siege of Zutphen (1584)|nl|Beleg van Zutphen (1584)}}
| Guelders
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| July 1584 – 17 August 1585
| [[Fall of Antwerp|Siege of Antwerp]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist key victory
|-
| 6–15 October 1585
| [[Siege of IJsseloord]]
| Guelders
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory<br />(Anglo-Dutch victory)
|-
| 4–8 December 1585
| [[Battle of Empel]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} Dutch fleet
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 17 January 1586
| [[Battle of Boksum]]
| Friesland
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| Early April – 7 June 1586
| [[Siege of Grave (1586)]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| June 1586
| [[Siege of Venlo (1586)]]
| Guelders
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|- valign="top"
| 17 July 1586
| [[Capture of Axel]]
| Flanders
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English soldiers
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 26 July 1586
| [[Destruction of Neuss]]
| Cologne
| {{flagicon|Electorate of Cologne}} [[Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg|Truchsess]] [[Electorate of Cologne|Cologne]]<br />{{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Electorate of Cologne}} [[Ernest of Bavaria|Ernest]] [[Electorate of Cologne|Cologne]]<br />{{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory<br />(Ernest-Spanish victory)
|-
| 13 August 1586 – 3 February 1590<ref>Peter Hamish Wilson, ''The Thirty Years War: Europe's Tragedy'' (Penguin Group, 2010) p.210</ref>
| [[Siege of Rheinberg (1586–1590)]]
| Cologne
| {{flagicon|Electorate of Cologne}} [[Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg|Truchsess]] [[Electorate of Cologne|Cologne]]<br />{{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Electorate of Cologne}} [[Ernest of Bavaria|Ernest]] [[Electorate of Cologne|Cologne]]<br />{{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory<br />(Ernest-Spanish victory)
|- valign="top"
| 22 September 1586
| [[Battle of Zutphen]]<br /><small>(Battle of Warnsveld)</small>
| Guelders
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English soldiers
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 12 June – 4 August 1587
| [[Siege of Sluis (1587)]]
| Flanders
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 27 February – 29 April 1588
| {{ill|Siege of Medemblik (1588)|nl|Beleg van Medemblik (1588)}}
| Holland
| {{flagicon image|Prinsenvlag.svg}}{{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army|States Army]]
-----
{{flagicon|England}} [[Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester|Leicester troops]]
|
| States victory<br />(Failed coup)
|- valign="top"
| 29 July 1588
| [[Spanish Armada|Battle of Gravelines]]
| [[English Channel|Channel]]
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} [[Royal Navy|English Royal Navy]]<br />{{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch Republic]] Fleet
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Spanish Armada]]<br />{{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel key victory<br />(Anglo-Dutch victory)
|-
| 23 September – 13 November 1588
| [[Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1588)]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory<br />(Anglo-Dutch victory)
|-
| 10 April 1589
| [[Capture of Geertruidenberg (1589)]]
| Holland
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| Early 1590
| [[Battle of Bayona Islands (1590)]]
| Spain
| {{flag|Dutch Republic}}<br />{{flagicon|England}} [[Royal Navy]]
| {{flag|Spanish Empire}}
| Royalist victory
|-
| 4 March 1590
| [[Capture of Breda (1590)]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 19–30 May 1591
| [[Siege of Zutphen (1591)]]
| Guelders
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory<br />(Anglo-Dutch victory)
|-
| 1–10 June 1591
| [[Siege of Deventer (1591)]]
| Overijssel
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory<br />(Anglo-Dutch victory)
|-
| 30 June – 15 July 1596
| [[Capture of Cádiz]]
| Spain
| {{flag|Dutch Republic}}<br />{{flagicon|England}} [[Royal Navy]]
| {{flag|Spanish Empire}}
| Rebel victory<br />(Anglo-Dutch victory)
|-
| 2 July 1591
| [[Capture of Delfzijl]]
| Groningen
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory<br />(Anglo-Dutch victory)
|-
| 15–25 July 1591
| [[Siege of Knodsenburg]]
| Guelders
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory<br />(Anglo-Dutch victory)
|-
| Late August 1591
| [[Battle of the Gulf of Almería (1591)]]
| Spain
| {{flag|Dutch Republic}}<br />{{flagicon|England}} [[Royal Navy]]
| {{flag|Spanish Empire}}
| Royalist victory
|-
| 20–24 September 1591
| [[Siege of Hulst (1591)]]
| Flanders
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory<br />(Anglo-Dutch victory)
|-
| 17–21 October 1591
| [[Siege of Nijmegen (1591)]]
| Guelders
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| December 1591 – May 1592
| [[Siege of Rouen (1591–1592)]]
| France
| {{flagicon image|Arms of France and Navarre (1589-1790).svg}} [[Henry IV of France|Henry of Navarre]]<br>{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops<br>{{flag|Dutch Republic}}
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]<br>[[File:Flag of the Catholic League (French Wars of Religion).svg|20px]] [[Catholic League (French)|Catholic League]]
| Royalist victory<br />(Spanish-Catholic victory)
|-
| 24 April – 21 May 1592
| [[Siege of Caudebec]]
| France
| {{flagicon image|Arms of France and Navarre (1589-1790).svg}} [[Henry IV of France|Henry of Navarre]]<br>{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops<br>{{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} Dutch fleet
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]<br>[[File:Flag of the Catholic League (French Wars of Religion).svg|20px]] [[Catholic League (French)|Catholic League]]
| Rebel victory<br />(Navarre-Anglo-Dutch<br/>or 'Protestant' victory)
|-
| 30 May – 5 July 1592
| [[Siege of Steenwijk (1592)]]
| Overijssel
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory<br />(Anglo-Dutch victory)
|-
| 26 July – 2 September 1592
| [[Siege of Coevorden (1592)]]
| Drenthe
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory<br />(Anglo-Dutch victory)
|- valign="top"
| 14 January – 10 February 1593
| [[Luxemburg campaigns|1593 Luxemburg campaign]]<br />Siege of Sankt Vith
| Luxemburg
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon image|Flag of Bouillon.svg}} [[Duchy of Bouillon]]<br />{{flagicon image|Pavillon royal de France.svg}} [[Kingdom of France]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist tactical victory<br />Rebel strategic victory
|-
| 27 March – 24 June 1593
| [[Siege of Geertruidenberg (1593)]]
| Holland
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 28 October 1593 – 6 May 1594
| [[Siege of Coevorden (1593)]]
| Drenthe
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory<br />(Anglo-Dutch victory)
|-
| 19 May – 22 July 1594
| [[Siege of Groningen (1594)]]
| Groningen
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel key victory
|- valign="top"
| January–June 1595
| [[Luxemburg campaigns|1595 Luxemburg campaign]]<br />[[Siege of Huy (1595)]]
| Luxemburg<br />Liège
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon image|Flag of Bouillon.svg}} [[Duchy of Bouillon]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]<br />{{flagicon image|LuikVlag.svg}} [[Prince-Bishopric of Liège|Bishopric of Liège]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 2 September 1595
| [[Battle of the Lippe]]
| Cologne
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 11–28 September 1595
| [[Siege of Groenlo (1595)]]
| Guelders
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 14 October 1595
| [[Sack of Lier]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 8–24 April 1596
| [[Siege of Calais (1596)]]
| France
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of France}} [[Henry IV of France|Henry of Navarre]]<br>{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops<br>{{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} Dutch troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| Mid-July – 18 August 1596
| [[Siege of Hulst (1596)]]
| Flanders
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 24 January 1597
| [[Battle of Turnhout (1597)|Battle of Turnhout]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| June – August 1597
| [[Islands Voyage]]
| Azores
| {{flag|Dutch Republic}}<br />{{flagicon|England}} [[Royal Navy]]
| {{flag|Spanish Empire}}
| Royalist victory
|-
| 9–19 August 1597
| [[Siege of Rheinberg (1597)]]
| Cologne
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory<br />(Anglo-Dutch victory)
|-
| 29 August – 3 September 1597
| [[Siege of Meurs (1597)]]
| Moers
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory<br />(Anglo-Dutch victory)
|-
| 11–28 September 1597
| [[Siege of Groenlo (1597)]]
| Guelders
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 1–9 October 1597
| [[Siege of Bredevoort (1597)]]
| Guelders
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 1–10 October 1597
| [[Siege of Bredevoort (1597)]]
| Guelders
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory<br />(Anglo-Dutch victory)
|-
| 18–19 October 1597
| [[Capture of Enschede (1597)]]
| Overijssel
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory<br />(Anglo-Dutch victory)
|-
| 19–21 October 1597
| [[Capture of Ootmarsum]]
| Overijssel
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory<br />(Anglo-Dutch victory)
|-
| 20–23 October 1597
| [[Siege of Oldenzaal (1597)]]
| Overijssel
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory<br />(Anglo-Dutch victory)
|-
| 25 October – 12 November 1597
| [[Siege of Lingen (1597)]]
| Overijssel
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory<br />(Anglo-Dutch victory)
|-
| 28 April – 2 May 1599
| [[Siege of Schenckenschans (1599)]]
| Guelders
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory<br />(Anglo-Dutch victory)
|-
| 15 May – 22 July 1599
| [[Siege of Zaltbommel]]
| Guelders
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory<br />(Anglo-Dutch victory)
|-
| 10–12 September 1599
| [[Siege of Rees (1599)]]
| Cleves
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|Holy Roman Empire}} [[Lower Saxon Circle]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 28 January – 6 March 1600
| [[Siege of San Andreas (1600)]]
| Guelders
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory<br />(Anglo-Dutch victory)
|-
| 5 February 1600
| [[Battle of Lekkerbeetje]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 2 July 1600
| [[Battle of Nieuwpoort]]
| Flanders
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel tactical victory
|-
| 12 June – 2 August 1601
| [[Siege of Rheinberg (1601)]]
| Cologne
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory<br />(Anglo-Dutch victory)
|- valign="top"
| 5 July 1601 – 20 September 1604
| [[Siege of Ostend]]
| Flanders
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist key victory
|- valign="top"
| 1–27 November 1601
| [[Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch (1601)]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|- valign="top"
| 18 July – 20 September 1602
| [[Siege of Grave (1602)]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory<br />(Anglo-Dutch victory)
|- valign="top"
| 1 September 1602 – 18 May 1604
| [[Mutiny of Hoogstraten]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|England}} English troops
-----
{{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} Spanish mutineers
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory<br />(Mutineer–allied victory)
|-
| 3–4 October 1602
| [[Battle of the Narrow Seas]]<br /><small>(Battle of the Dover Straits)</small>
| Channel
| {{flag|Dutch Republic}}<br />{{flagicon|England}} [[Royal Navy]]
| {{flag|Spanish Empire}}
| Rebel victory<br />(Anglo-Dutch victory)
|- valign="top"
| 26 May 1603
| [[Battle of Sluis (1603)|Battle of Sluis]]
| Flanders
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch Republic]] Fleet
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|- valign="top"
| 19 May – 19 August 1604
| [[Siege of Sluis (1604)]]
| Flanders
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 10–19 August 1605
| [[Siege of Lingen (1605)]]
| Overijssel
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|- valign="top"
| 16 June or 6 October 1606
| [[Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1606)]]
| Portugal
| {{flag|Dutch Republic}}
| {{flag|Spanish Empire}}
| Royalist victory
|- valign="top"
| 3–14 August 1606 (royalists)<br />30 Oct. – 9 Nov. 1606 (rebels)
| [[Siege of Groenlo (1606)]]
| Guelders
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 25 April 1607
| [[Battle of Gibraltar (1607)]]
| Spain
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch Republic]] Fleet
| {{flag|Spanish Empire}}
| Rebel victory
|-
| 28 July – 2 September 1610
| [[Siege of Jülich (1610)]]
| Jülich
| {{flag|Dutch Republic}}<br>{{flag|Kingdom of France|Bourbon}}<br>[[File:DEU Neuburg an der Donau COA.svg|22px]] [[Palatinate-Neuburg]]<br>{{Flagicon image|Brandenburg_Wappen.svg}} [[Margraviate of Brandenburg|Brandenburg]]
| {{flagicon|Holy Roman Empire}} [[Imperial Army (Holy Roman Empire)|Imperial Army]]
| Rebel victory<br />(Franco-Dutch victory)
|-
| Late August 1614
| [[Siege of Aachen (1614)]]
| Aachen
| {{Flagicon image|DEU Aachen COA.svg}} [[Free Imperial City of Aachen|Free City of Aachen]]<br> {{Flagicon image|Brandenburg_Wappen.svg}} [[Margraviate of Brandenburg|Brandenburg]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 15 April 1617
| [[Battle of Playa Honda]]
| Philippines
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch Republic]] Fleet
| {{flag|Spanish Empire}}
| Royalist victory
|-
| 21 August 1621
| [[Battle of Gibraltar (1621)]]
| Spain
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch Republic]] Fleet<br />{{flag|Denmark–Norway}}
| {{flag|Spanish Empire}}
| Royalist victory
|-
| 5 September 1621 – 3 February 1622
| [[Siege of Jülich (1621–1622)]]
| Jülich
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 8 July – 2 October 1622
| [[Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1622)]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 29 August 1622
| [[Battle of Fleurus (1622)]]
| Hainaut
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />German soldiers
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 28 August 1624 – 5 June 1625
| [[Siege of Breda (1624)]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist key victory
|-
| 1	April – 1 May 1625
| [[Recapture of Salvador]]
| Brazil
| {{flag|Dutch Republic}}
*{{flag|Dutch West India Company|name=WIC}}
| {{flag|Spanish Empire}}<br/>{{flag|Portuguese Empire|1578}}
| Royalist victory
|-
| 24 September – 2 November 1625
| [[Battle of San Juan (1625)]]
| Antilles
| {{flag|Dutch Republic}}
| {{flag|Spanish Empire}}
*{{flagicon|Spain|1506}} [[Captaincy General of Puerto Rico|Puerto Rico]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 1–7 November 1625
| [[Cádiz expedition (1625)]]
| Spain
| {{flag|Dutch Republic}}<br />{{flagicon|England}} [[Royal Navy]]
| {{flag|Spanish Empire}}
| Royalist victory
|-
| 25 July – 1 August 1626
| [[Siege of Oldenzaal (1626)]]
| Overijssel
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flagicon|England}} English troops
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory<br />(Anglo-Dutch victory)
|-
| 20 July – 19 August 1627
| [[Siege of Groenlo (1627)]]
| Guelders
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 7–8 September 1628
| [[Battle in the Bay of Matanzas]]
| Cuba
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch Republic]] Fleet
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Spanish treasure fleet|Treasure fleet]]
| Rebel key victory
|-
| 30 April – 14 September 1629
| [[Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel key victory
|-
| 12 September 1631
| [[Battle of Abrolhos]]
| Brazil
| {{flag|Dutch Republic}}
*{{flag|Dutch West India Company|name=WIC}}
| {{flag|Spanish Empire}}<br/>{{flag|Portuguese Empire|1578}}
| Royalist victory
|-
| 12–13 September 1631
| [[Battle of the Slaak]]
| Holland
| {{flag|Dutch Republic}}
| {{flag|Spanish Empire}}
| Rebel victory
|-
| 9 June – 22 August 1632
| [[Capture of Maastricht]]
| Limburg
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel key victory
|-
| 25 June – 1 July 1633
| [[Capture of Saint Martin (1633)]]
| Antilles
| {{flag|Dutch Republic}}
| {{flag|Spanish Empire}}
| Royalist victory
|-
| 11 June – 2 July 1633
| [[Siege of Rheinberg (1633)]]
| Cologne
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 8–20 May 1635
| {{ill|Siege of Philippine|nl|Beleg van Philippine}}
| Flanders
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 20 May 1635
| [[Battle of Les Avins]]
| Liège
| {{flag|Kingdom of France}}
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory<br />(French victory)
|-
| 8–10 June 1635
| {{ill|Sack of Tienen|nl|Inname van Tienen}}
| Brabant
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flag|Kingdom of France}}
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory<br />(Franco-Dutch victory)
|-
| 24 June – 4 July 1635
| [[Siege of Leuven]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]<br />{{flag|Kingdom of France}}
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]<br />{{flag|Holy Roman Empire}}
| Royalist victory
|-
| 30 July 1635 – 30 April 1636
| [[Siege of Schenkenschans]]
| Guelders
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 18 February 1637
| [[Battle off Lizard Point]]
| England
| {{flag|Dutch Republic}}
| {{flag|Spanish Empire}}
| Royalist victory
|-
| 20–25 August 1637
| [[Siege of Venlo (1637)]]
| Guelders
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 21 July – 11 October 1637
| [[Siege of Breda (1637)]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| April – May 1638
| [[Siege of Salvador (1638)]]
| Brazil
| {{flag|Dutch Republic}}
*{{flag|Dutch West India Company|name=WIC}}
| {{flag|Spanish Empire}}<br/>{{flag|Portuguese Empire|1578}}
| Royalist victory
|-
| 20–22 June 1638
| [[Battle of Kallo]]
| Brabant
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist key victory
|-
| 18 February 1639
| [[Action of 18 February 1639]]
| North Sea
| {{flag|Dutch Republic}}
| {{flag|Spanish Empire}}
| Rebel victory
|-
| 18 September 1639
| [[Action of 18 September 1639]]
| Channel
| {{flag|Dutch Republic}}
| {{flag|Spanish Empire}}
| Inconclusive
|-
| 21 October 1639 [[Old Style and New Style dates|N.S.]]
| [[Battle of the Downs]]
| [[English Channel|Channel]]
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch Republic]] Fleet
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} "Second Armada"
| Rebel key victory
|-
| 12–17 January 1640
| [[Action of 12–17 January 1640]]
| Brazil
| {{flag|Dutch Republic}}
*{{flag|Dutch West India Company|name=WIC}}
| {{flag|Spanish Empire}}<br/>{{flag|Portuguese Empire|1640}}
| Rebel victory
|-
| August 1641
| [[Battle of San Salvador (1641)]]
| Brazil
| {{flag|Dutch Republic}}
| {{flag|Spanish Empire}}
*{{flagdeco|Spain|1506}} [[Spanish East Indies|East Indies]]
| Rebel strategic victory
|-
| 4 November 1641
| [[Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1641)]]
| Portugal
| {{flag|Dutch Republic}}
| {{flag|Spanish Empire}}
| Inconclusive
|-
| August 1642
| [[Battle of San Salvador (1642)]]
| Brazil
| {{flag|Dutch Republic}}
| {{flag|Spanish Empire}}
*{{flagdeco|Spain|1506}} [[Spanish East Indies|East Indies]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 6 November 1642 – 28 December 1643
| [[Dutch expedition to Valdivia]]
| Chile
| {{flag|Dutch Republic}}
| {{flag|Spanish Empire}}
| Royalist victory
|-
| 20 March – 17 April 1644
| [[Attack on Saint Martin]]
| Antilles
| {{flag|Dutch Republic}}
| {{flag|Spanish Empire}}
| Royalist victory
|-
| 7 October – 4 November 1645
| [[Siege of Hulst (1645)]]
| Flanders
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Rebel victory
|-
| 15 March – 4 October 1646
| [[Battles of La Naval de Manila]]
| Philippines
| {{flag|Dutch Republic}}
*{{flagicon image|Flag of the Dutch East India Company (Prinsenvlag).svg}} [[Dutch East India Company in the Malay Archipelago|VOC]]
| {{flag|Spanish Empire}}
*{{flagdeco|Spain|1506}} [[Spanish East Indies|East Indies]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| October 1646
| {{ill|Siege of Venlo (1646)|nl|Beleg van Venlo (1646)}}
| Guelders
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch States Army]]
| {{flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Army of Flanders]]
| Royalist victory
|-
| 10 June 1647
| [[Battle of Puerto de Cavite]]
| Philippines
| {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch Republic]] Fleet
| {{flag|Spanish Empire}}
| Royalist victory
|}
== See also ==
* [[Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)]]
* [[Dutch conquest of the Banda Islands]] (1609–1621)
* [[Dutch–Portuguese War]] (1602–1663)
* [[Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659)]]
* [[Succession of Henry IV of France]] (August 1589 – March 1594), war into which [[Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma]] was sent to intervene in September 1589
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{{Reflist}}
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