Battle of Lillo
1574 sea battle near Fort Lillo
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The Battle of Lillo was a naval battle that took place during the Eighty Years' War.[1][2] A Dutch fleet under the command of Lodewijk van Boisot defeated a Spanish fleet at anchor between the fortresses of Lillo and Liefkenshoek near Antwerp. The Spanish lost ten ships which were captured by the Dutch.
| Battle of Lillo | |||||||
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| Part of the Eighty Years' War | |||||||
Battle of Lillo, tapestry by Jan de Maecht (1597/98) at the Zeeuws Museum | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Dutch rebels |
 Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Lodewijk van Boisot |
Juan Adolf van Haamstede | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 64 ships | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| No ships lost | 10 ships captured | ||||||
