Siege of Sluis (1587)

Siege of Sluis (1587)
	Part of the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
	; Engraving Siege of Sluis of 1587 by Frans Hogenberg.; Collection Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.
Date	12 June – 4 August 1587
Location	Sluis, Zeeland, Low Countries; (present-day the Netherlands)51°21'0.00"N, 3°30'0.00"E
Result	Spanish victory
Belligerents
United Provinces; England	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Robert Dudley; Roger Williams	Alexander Farnese
Casualties and losses
700 killed and 400 wounded	92 killed and 243 wounded

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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