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Battle of Jemmingen

1568 in EuropeBattles in Lower SaxonyBattles of the Eighty Years' WarConflicts in 1568Eighty Years' War (1566–1609)
History of East Frisia
Battle of Jemmingen by Frans Hogenberg
Battle of Jemmingen by Frans Hogenberg

After the Battle of Heiligerlee, the Dutch rebel leader Louis of Nassau (brother of William the Silent) failed to capture the city of Groningen. Louis was driven away by Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba and defeated at the Battle of Jemmingen (also known as Battle of Jemgum, at Jemgum in East Frisia, now part of Germany) on 21 July 1568.

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