Battle of Rheindalen

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Eighty Years' War
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The battle of Rheindalen was fought on April 23, 1568.

Joost de Soete, lord of Villers, marches in the direction with a haphazard army. The battle is won by the Spanish. This battle is sometimes considered the official start of the Eighty Years' War.