Taking of Diest (1580)

Taking of Diest
Part of the Eighty Years' War

An engraving of the taking of Diest by Frans Hogenberg, 1580–1582
Date9 June 1580
Location
Result States-General victory
Belligerents
States-General Spain
Commanders and leaders
Alonso Vanegas Count of Lodron

The Taking of Diest (9 June 1580) was a successful surprise assault on the town of Diest, in the Duchy of Brabant, during the Dutch Revolt.