Siege of Sluis (1604)
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The siege of Sluis, also known as the Sluis campaign or the Battle of the Oostburg Line, was a series of military actions that took place during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War from 19
Prince Maurice of Orange
Horace Vere who led the English contingent
Ambrogio Spinola, the Spanish commander
Dutch coin celebrating the capture of Sluis in 1604
Sluis
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Sluis is a city and municipality located in the west of Zeelandic Flanders, in the south-western Dutch province of Zeeland.
Siege of Sluis (1604)
…War and the Anglo–Spanish War The capture of Sluis by the Dutch and English army in 1604 from the Atlas Van Loon Date 19 May – 19 August 1604 Location Sluis & surrounding region, Spanish Netherlands (present-day Netherlands) Result Anglo-Dutch victory Territorial changes Spanish East Flanders annexed by the…
Skyline of Sluis
Joost de Soete
Ate de Jong, 1976
The town hall and the Belfort in Sluis