What the records say
- When
- 12 Jun 1587 – 4 Aug 1587
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 51.35° N, 3.50° E
- Description
- 1587 siege and conquest of Sluis by Spanish royal general Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma
Siege of Sluis (1587)
1587 siege
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). Its capture by the Spanish formed a significant advance towards the Enterprise of England.
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