Battle of Gibraltar (1607)
The naval Battle of Gibraltar took place on 25 April 1607, during the Eighty Years' War, when a Dutch fleet surprised and engaged a Spanish fleet anchored at the Bay of Gibraltar. During the four hours of action, most of the Spanish ships were destroyed.
Battle of Gibraltar by Cornelis van Wieringen
Image: De overwinning op de Spanjaarden bij Gibraltar door een vloot onder bevel van admiraal Jacob van Heemskerck, 25 april 1607 Rijksmuseum SK A 1387
Image: SA 5050 Anno 1606. Heemskerk sneuvelt bij Gibraltar
Image: De overwinning op de Spanjaarden bij Gibraltar door een vloot onder bevel van admiraal Jacob van Heemskerck, 25 april 1607, SK A 2162
The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government. The causes of the war included the Reformation, centralisation, excessive taxation, and the rights and privileges of the Dutch nobility and cities.
The Battle of Gibraltar, 1607.
The Beeldenstorm or Iconoclastic Fury was a more or less organised destruction of Catholic sacred objects which swept through the Habsburg Netherlands' churches in 1566. 1630 painting by Dirck van Delen
Capture of Brielle in 1572 by Anthonie Waldorp (1862)
Stadtholder Maurice of Nassau during the 1600 Battle of Nieuwpoort, a tactical Dutch victory for little gain
