Battle of Dahlen

Battle of Rheindalen
Part of Eighty Years' War
Date 25 April 1568 Location Dalheim, Holy Roman Empire (present-day Germany) 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 dead or wounded	635 dead or wounded

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.