Battle of Nieuwpoort

Battle of Nieuwpoort
	Part of the Eighty Years' War
	; Prince Maurice at the Battle of Nieuwpoort; by Pauwels van Hillegaert. Oil on canvas
Date	2 July 1600
Location	Nieuwpoort (present-day Belgium)51°9′21″N 2°44′18″E
Result	States Army victory
Belligerents
Netherlands ; England; Scotland	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Maurice of Nassau; Francis Vere; William Edmonds	Archduke Albert
Strength
10,000 infantry; 1,400 cavalry; 14 guns	10,000 infantry; 1,200 cavalry; 9 guns
Casualties and losses
1,700-2,700 dead or wounded	4,000 killed, wounded or captured

The Battle of Nieuwpoort, was fought on 2 July 1600 during the Eighty Years War and the Anglo-Spanish war in the dunes near Nieuwpoort. The Anglo-Dutch companies met the Spanish veterans head which, although their left flank nearly broke, were able to assail them with both infantry and cavalry. The Spanish gradually scattered in all directions and left their guns on the field.

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