Date 26 May 1603 Location Sluis, Netherlands | Result Dutch victory | |
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3 men-of-war,
2 galleys,
several minor vessels(Spanish source)
2 galleys 2 smaller vessels.Dutch source 8 Galleys,
1,130 soldiers(Spanish source)
8 galleys 4 smaller vessels(Dutch source) 720 killed,
1 man-of-war sunk(Spanish source)
50 dead or wounded
no ships lost(Dutch source) 414 killed(Spanish source)
800 dead or wounded
no ships lost(Dutch source) Similar Siege of Groenlo, Siege of Breda, Battle of Rijmenam, Battle of Cape St Vincent, Battle of Reimerswaal | ||
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.
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