Dutch Rebels
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Rebel-controlled territories during the Eighty Years' War.
Establishment
April 1572: The Dutch Rebels Captured the city of Brill on 1 April 1572.
May 1572: The news of the capture of Brill by the Dutch Rebels, led by William the Silent, prompted the cities of Flushing and Veere to join the rebellion against Spanish rule on 3 May 1572. This marked a significant turning point in the Eighty Years' War for Dutch independence.
May 1572: Louis of Nassau, a Dutch nobleman and brother of William the Silent, led the Dutch Rebels in capturing Mons on May 24, 1572.
July 1572: In 1572, Diederik Sonoy, a Dutch rebel leader, successfully persuaded the cities of Enkhuizen, Hoorn, Medemblik, Edam, Haarlem, and Alkmaar to defect to William of Orange's side during the Eighty Years' War against Spanish rule.
July 1572: Leiden, a city in the Netherlands, declared itself for William of Orange in a spontaneous revolt against Spanish rule in 1572.
July 1572: In 1572, during the Eighty Years' War, the cities of Oudewater, Gouda, Gorinchem, and Dordrecht surrendered to Admiral Lumey, a Dutch rebel leader fighting against Spanish rule in the Netherlands. This marked a significant victory for the Dutch Rebels in their struggle for independence.
July 1572: Holland and Zeeland were in rebellion against Spanish rule. Amsterdam and Schoonhoven were the only major cities that remained loyal to the Spanish Crown.
Chronology
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Were a series of wars in Europe (and the overseas possessions of European countries) the 16th, 17th and early 18th that started after the Protestant Reformation. Although the immediate causes of the wars were religious, the motives were complex and also included territorial ambitions.
1.1.Eighty Years' War
Was the intermittent war of independence of the Dutch Republic, a breakaway state from the Spanish Netherlands. .
1.1.1.Dutch revolt and establishment of the Dutch Republic
Was the revolt of northern protestant regions of the Spanish Neterlands (the southern part was mainly Catholic) that led to the creation of the Dutch Republic.
1.1.1.1.Dutch Revolt
Was the revolt of the northern Spanish Netherland which later led to the formation of the Dutch Republic.
January 1573: Count Willem IV van den Bergh was a Dutch nobleman and military leader who fought alongside his brother-in-law, William of Orange, in the Eighty Years' War against Spanish rule. In 1572, he successfully captured the city of Zutphen from the Spanish forces, marking a significant victory for the Dutch rebels.
January 1573: Cities in Gelderland and neighbouring Overijssel joined the Dutch revolt against Spain.
July 1573: The city of Haarlem was under siege by the Spanish forces led by the Duke of Alba. The defenders, including Kenau Simonsdochter Hasselaer, held out for over six months before surrendering due to starvation. This event was part of the Eighty Years' War between the Dutch rebels and the Spanish Empire.
January 1575: Fall of Middelburg to the Dutch Rebels during the Eighty Years' War.
1.1.1.2.The Union of Utrecht
Was a treaty signed on 23 January 1579 in Utrecht, Netherlands, unifying the northern provinces of the Spanish Netherlands.
January 1579: The treaty for the formation of the Union of Utrecht was signed by the provinces of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht (excluding some areas), and Groningen (excluding the city).
Disestablishment
January 1579: The treaty for the formation of the Union of Utrecht was signed by the provinces of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht (excluding some areas), and Groningen (excluding the city).
