Battle of Sluis (1603) 1603
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 26 May 1603 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1603 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Netherlands | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Eighty Years' War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Dutch Republic, Hispanic Monarchy | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 51.3333, 3.3833 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Sluis was a naval battle during the Eighty Years' War in which a Spanish squadron commanded by the Italian captain Federico Spinola tried to break through a blockade of Sluis by Dutch ships under the command of Joos de Moor. After about two hours of fighting the heavily damaged Spanish ships returned to Sluis. Federico Spinola was killed during the action.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Sluis (1603) (revision 1370589564), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
Nearby battles
- Battle of Damme 1213 · 0 km
- Battle of Sluys 1340 · 2 km
- Battle of Cadzand 1337 · 4 km
- Siege of Sluis (1587) 1587 · 8 km
- Siege of Sluis (1604) 1604 · 8 km
- Zeebrugge Raid 1918 · 13 km
Other battles of the Eighty Years' War
- Siege of San Andreas (1600) 1600
- Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch (1601) 1601
- Siege of Rheinberg (1601) 1601
- Battle of the Narrow Seas 1602
- Siege of Grave (1602) 1602
- Siege of Ostend 1604
- Siege of Sluis (1604) 1604
- Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1606) 1606
- Battle of Gibraltar (1607) 1607
- Battle of Playa Honda 1617
All 110 battles of the Eighty Years' War →
Browse more: battles in Netherlands · Europe · Early modern battles