The Battle of Nieuwpoort was fought on 2 July 1600 during the Eighty Years War and the Anglo-Spanish war in the dunes near Nieuwpoort. A Dutch army met a Spanish force head-on which, although their le
Prince Maurice at the Battle of Nieuwpoort by Pauwels van Hillegaert. Oil on canvas
Prince Maurice memorial in Nieuwpoort
Battle of Nieuwpoort by Sebastian Vrancx.
Maurice wins the battle at Nieuwpoort, 1600 showing the capture of Francisco de Mendoza, Admiral of Aragón
Maurice of Orange was stadtholder of all the provinces of the Dutch Republic—except Friesland—from 1585 until his death. Prior to inheriting the title Prince of Orange from his elder half-brother, Phi
Battle of Nieuwpoort
…of both of the Netherlands (the Dutch Republic and the Habsburg Netherlands) against each other: The armies of the Dutch Republic were commanded by Maurice, Count of Nassau; the armies of the Habsburg Netherlands were commanded by Albert, Duke of Burgundy. Albert ruled autocratically, Maurice had to abide…
Portrait by Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, 1607
The Cavalcade of princes of the House of Orange and Nassau, 1. Front Row: Maurice (1567–1625), Philip William (1558–1618), Frederick Henry (1584–1647), 2. Second Row: William Louis (1560–1632), Ernst Casimir (1573–1632) und Johann Ernst. after a print by W. J. Delff (1621) after a painting from A. P. van de Venne
Maurice and his followers on the Vijverberg (the Hofvijver embankment) in The Hague. Adam van Breen, 1618.