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|result= Spanish victoryLaffin, John, Brassey's Dictionary of Battles, (Barnes & Noble, 1995), 212-213.|combatant1= Dutch rebelsSpain|1506}} Spanish Empire|commander1= Louis of NassauSpainFernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva>Duke of Alba|strength1= 10,000 infantry2,000 cavalry16 guns|strength2= 12,000 infantry3,000 cavalry|casualties1= 7,000 dead or wounded|casualties2= 80 dead220 wounded}}{{Campaignbox Eighty Years' War}}After the Battle of Heiligerlee, the Dutch rebel leader Louis of Nassau (brother of William the Silent) failed to capture the city of Groningen. Louis was driven away by Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba and defeated at the Battle of Jemmingen (also known as Battle of Jemgum, at Jemgum in East Frisia, now part of Germany) on 21 July 1568.

Forces

The Spanish army consisted of 12,000 infantry (4 tercios), 3,000 cavalry, and some cannons. Louis of Nassau opposed them with 10,000 infantry (2 groups), some cavalry, and 16 cannons.

Battle

After three hours of skirmishes, Louis' army left its trenches and advanced. Pounded by effective musket fire and intimidated by the Spanish cavalry, the advance turned into a general retreat towards the river Ems.

Aftermath

On 19 May 1571 a statue of the Duke, cast from one of the captured bronze cannons, was placed in Antwerp citadel. After the Sack of Antwerp in 1576, the city joined the Dutch Revolt and in 1577 the statue was destroyed by an angry crowd.

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References

• Laffin, John, Brassey's Dictionary of Battles, Barnes & Noble, 1995.

External links

• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20091027122807weblink"> The Battle of Jemmingen