Battle of Zutphen

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Battle of Zutphen
Part of the Eighty Years' War
Date 22 September 1586 Location Zutphen, Guelders (present-day the Netherlands) Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
United Provinces England	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Peregrine Bertie	Francisco Verdugo
Strength
17,000 men	25,500 men
Casualties and losses
6,000 dead or wounded	4,500 dead or wounded

The Battle of Zutphen was a confrontation of the Eighty Years' War on 22 September 1586, near Zutphen (Warnsveld), the Netherlands. It was fought between forces of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, aided by the English, against the Spanish, who sought to regain the northern Netherlands. It ended in a victory for Spain.

Important English soldiers included Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, Peregrine Bertie, George Whetstone, Henry Unton, and Robert Sidney, whose brother, Philip Sidney, was mortally wounded during the battle and died in Arnhem at the age of 31. Dudley knighted Welsh mercenary Roger Williams for his performance during the battle. Months later, officers Stanley and York gave Zutphen up to the Spanish, along with the city of Deventer.

External links

• Chambers Book of Days September 22

Coordinates: 52°8′N 6°12′E / 52.133°N 6.2°E / 52.133; 6.2

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