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Battle of Rheindalen
Part of Eighty Years' War
Date25 april 1568
Location
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Dutch rebels Spain
Commanders and leaders
Joost de Soete Sancho d'Avila
Strength
2,000 5,000
Casualties and losses
1,132 635

The battle of Rheindalen was fought on April 23 1568.

Joost de Soete, lord of Villers, marched into the region with a haphazard army of Dutch rebels. They tried to conquer Roermond, but when they failed, they retreated to Dalheim, where they were surprised by a Spanish army. The battle was won by the Spanish. This battle is sometimes considered the official start of the Eighty Years' War.