Battle of Lillo facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Battle of Lillo |
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| Part of the Eighty Years' War | |||||||
 Battle of Lillo, tapestry by Jan de Maecht (1597/98) at the Zeeuws Museum |
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Dutch Rebels |  Spain |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Lodewijk van Boisot | Juan Adolf van Haamstede | ||||||
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| 64 ships | unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| No ships lost | 10 ships captured | ||||||
The Battle of Lillo was a naval battle that took place during the Eighty Years' War. A Dutch fleet under the command of Lodewijk van Boisot defeated a Spanish fleet at anchor between the fortresses of Lillo and Liefkenshoek near Antwerp. The Spanish lost ten ships which were captured by the Dutch.
See also
In Spanish: Batalla de Lillo para niños
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