Siege of Sluis (1587)

Siege of Sluis (1587)
Part of the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Engraving Siege of Sluis of 1587 by Frans Hogenberg. Collection Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.
Date 12 June – 4 August 1587 Location Sluis, Zeeland, Low Countries (present-day the Netherlands) 51°21'0.00"N, 3°30'0.00"E Result Spanish victory[1][2]
Belligerents
United Provinces  England	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Robert Dudley Roger Williams	Alexander Farnese
Casualties and losses
700 killed and 400 wounded[3]	92 killed and 243 wounded[3]

The siege of Sluis of 1587 took place between 12 June and 4 August 1587, as part of the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604).^[1][2] Its capture by the Spanish formed a significant advance towards the Enterprise of England.