Battle of Lillo
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| Battle of Lillo | |||||||
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| Part of the Eighty Years' War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Dutch Rebels |  Spain |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Lodewijk van Boisot | Juan Adolf van Haamstede | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 64 ships | unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| no ships lost | 10 ships captured | ||||||
The Battle of Lillo was a naval battle that took place during the Eighty Years' War. A Dutch fleet under the command of Lodewijk van Boisot defeated a Spanish fleet at anchor between the fortresses of Lillo en Liefkenshoek near Antwerp. The Spanish lost ten ships which were captured by the Dutch.
