Early Modern era · 1568

Battle of Jemmingen

After the Battle of Heiligerlee, the Dutch rebel leader Louis of Nassau (brother of William the Silent) failed to capture the city of Groningen. Louis was driven away by Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba and defeated at the Battle of Jemmingen (also known as Battle of Jemgum, at Jemgum in East Frisia, now part of Germany) on 21 July 1568.

Battle of Jemmingen
Battle of Jemmingen · Frans Hogenberg, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
21 Jul 1568
Where
Jemgum
Era
Early Modern

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