Battle of the Scheldt (1574)
| Battle of the Scheldt (1574) | |||||||
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| Part of the Eighty Years' War | |||||||
Tapestry of the battle Made by Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom and Karel van Mander the Younger | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Dutch rebels | Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Louis de Boisot Joos de Moor |
Julián Romero Gerard de Glymes † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 64 ships | 75 ships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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300 killed or wounded 2 ships sunk |
15 ships sunk 1,200 dead | ||||||
The Battle of the Scheldt also known as the Battle of Walcheren (known in Dutch as Slag bij Reimerswaal) was a naval battle that took place on 29 January 1574 during the Eighty Years' War. The battle was fought between a Dutch rebel Sea Beggar fleet (which included English and Scottish volunteers) under Lodewijk van Boisot and a Spanish fleet under Julián Romero. The Spanish fleet was attempting to relieve the Spanish held town of Middelburg which was under siege but the fleet under Boisot intercepted them and were victorious with the destruction or capture of nearly fifteen ships. Middelburg as a result then surrendered only nine days later along with Arnemuiden.