Battle of Lillo | |||||||
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Part of the Eighty Years' War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Dutch Rebels | Spain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lodewijk van Boisot | Juan Adolf van Haamstede | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
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 en Liefkenshoek near Antwerp. The Spanish lost ten ships which were captured by the Dutch.
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