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Battle of Rijmenam
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The Battle of Rijmenam was fought in the early stages of the Eighty Years' War between the forces of the States-General of the Netherlands[1] and those of the Spanish Governor-General of the Habsburg Netherlands, Don Juan de Austria, on 31 July 1578, near Rijmenam in present-day Belgium. The Spanish forces were dealt a strategic defeat.
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![]() Spanish attack on the States army, by Frans Hogenberg. | |||||||
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18,000 infantry 2,000 cavalry |
12,000 infantry 5,000 cavalry | ||||||
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400+ dead or wounded | Between 400 and 1,000 dead or wounded |
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