Battle of Jemmingen

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Battle of Jemmingen
Part of the Eighty Years' War
The Battle of Jemmingen by Frans Hogenberg.
Date 21 July 1568 Location Jemmingen, County of East Frisia, Holy Roman Empire (present-day Germany) 53°15′N 7°23′E / 53.250°N 7.383°E / 53.250; 7.383 Result Flemish-Spanish victory[1]
Belligerents
Dutch rebels	Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Louis of Nassau	Duke of Alba
Strength
10,000 infantry 2,000 cavalry 16 guns	12,000 infantry 3,000 cavalry
Casualties and losses
7,000 dead or wounded	80 dead 220 wounded

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.