Battle on the Zuiderzee
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The Battle on the Zuiderzee (October 11, 1573[1]) was a naval battle during the Eighty Years' War in which a Dutch fleet destroyed a larger and better-equipped Spanish fleet on the Zuiderzee.
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Battle on the Zuiderzee | |||||||
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Part of the Eighty Years' War | |||||||
The battle, painted by Jan Theunisz. Blanckerhoff. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Dutch Rebels | Spain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Cornelis Jansz Dircksz | Count of Boussu (POW)[1] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
24 ships 700 sailors |
30 ships 1300 sailors | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 ship lost 25 sailors lost[2] |
6 ships captured 300 sailors captured |
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