Battle of Heiligerlee

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Strengthened_Spanish_control_in_the_Netherlands
gptkbp:casualties Spanish:_200
Dutch_rebels:_1,000
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Dutch_rebels
gptkb:Spanish_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Louis_of_Nassau
gptkb:Fernando_Álvarez_de_Toledo,_Duke_of_Alba
gptkbp:date 23 May 1568
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Jemmingen
gptkbp:historical_significance Marked_the_beginning_of_organized_Dutch_resistance_against_Spanish_rule.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Heiligerlee
gptkbp:location Heiligerlee,_Netherlands
gptkbp:partOf Eighty Years' War
gptkbp:precededBy Siege of Haarlem
gptkbp:result Spanish_victory
gptkbp:significance First major battle of the Eighty Years' War