Battle of Boksum

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The Battle of Boksum (January 17th 1586) was a battle during the Eighty Years' War between a Spanish and a Dutch rebel army (largely comprised of Frisians) commanded by Willem Lodewijk of Nassau, a nephew of William of Orange. The Spanish won the battle, but gained little strategic advantages.

On january 17th 1586 a Spanish Army of about 3,000 soldiers and 700 horsemen is traveling through Frisia to inn taxes in dense fogg. By pure coincidence they are almost directly infront of a Dutch army when the fogg suddenly lifts. The Dutch rebels flee to the town of Boksum where their army disintergrates. The total amount of deaths of this battle is estimated to have been around 1,000 people.