Capture of Geertruidenberg (1589) | |||||||
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Part of the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) | |||||||
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England United Provinces | Spanish Empire | ||||||
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John Wingfield | Alexander Farnese |
The Capture of Geertruidenberg of 1589, also known as the English betrayal of Geertruidenberg, took place on April 10, 1589, at Geertruidenberg, Duchy of Brabant, Flanders (present-day the Netherlands), during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604).[1][2]