Battle of Zutphen

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Battle of Zutphen

Part of the Eighty Years' War

Date	September 22, 1586
Location	Zutphen, Guelders
Result	Spanish victory

Belligerents

Dutch rebels, English soldiers

Spain

Strength

17,000

25,500

Casualties and losses

6,000

4,500

Dutch Revolt

Oosterweel – Rheindalen – Heiligerlee – Jemmingen – Jodoigne – Brielle – Haarlem – Flushing – Borsele – Zuiderzee – Alkmaar – Leiden – Reimerswaal – Mookerheyde – Gembloux – Maastricht – 1st Breda – Antwerp – Boksum – Zutphen – 1st Bergen op Zoom – Gravelines – 2nd Breda – Turnhout – Nieuwpoort – Ostend – Sluys – Gibraltar – 2nd Bergen op Zoom –3rd Breda – Groenlo - Bay of Matanzas – 's-Hertogenbosch – Maastricht – 4th Breda – Kallo – The Downs – Hulst – Puerto de Cavite

The Battle of Zutphen was a confrontation of the Eighty Years' War on September 22, 1586, in Zutphen, the Netherlands. It occurred between Protestant Dutch citizens, aided by English against the country's Catholic Spanish leaders.

Important English soldiers included Robert Devereux, Robert Dudley, George Whetstone, Henry Unton, and Robert Sidney, whose brother, Philip, was mortally wounded during the battle. A story about Sir Philip Sidney (intended as an illustration of his noble character) is that he gave his water-bottle to another wounded soldier, saying, "Thy need is greater than mine". Dudley knighted Welsh mercenary Roger Williams for his performance during the battle.