Eighty Years' War

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Category
Wars
Begin
1568
End
1648
Region
Europe
Reference
Excerpts from Books and Wikipedia
Dutch against Philip II of Spain and allies in southern Netherlands;
"Spain’s attempt to crush the Revolt of the Netherlands lasted from the 1560s until 1648, with only a brief intermission, and is referred to in some books as the Eighty Years War;" [Kennedy: Great Powers, p. 36]

This period is linked to the following events

Event Name
Category
Date
Dutch rebels defeat Spanish force at Heiligerlee, giving hope for independence
War
1568
Philip could not pay his troops, so they sack Antwerp to pay themselves
War
1576
7 northern provinces of Netherlands sign Union of Utrecht declaring independence
Government
1579