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The Siege of Alkmaar (1573) was a turning point in the Eighty Years' War. The burghers of the Dutch city of Alkmaar fought off the Spanish (who had set up their camp in Oudorp) between August 21 and October 8, 1573, with boiling tar and burning branches from their renewed city walls. This battle forced the Spanish commander, Don Fadrique, the son of the hated Alva himself, was defeated and retreated.

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  • Siege of Alkmaar
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  • The Siege of Alkmaar (1573) was a turning point in the Eighty Years' War. The burghers of the Dutch city of Alkmaar fought off the Spanish (who had set up their camp in Oudorp) between August 21 and October 8, 1573, with boiling tar and burning branches from their renewed city walls. This battle forced the Spanish commander, Don Fadrique, the son of the hated Alva himself, was defeated and retreated.
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  • 800(xsd:integer)
  • 6500(xsd:integer)
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Partof
  • the Eighty Years' War
Date
  • 1573-10-08(xsd:date)
Commander
Caption
  • The Siege of Alkmaar by Frans Hogenberg
Casualties
  • 24(xsd:integer)
  • over 500
Result
  • Dutch victory
combatant
  • Spain
  • Dutch Rebels
Place
Conflict
  • Siege of Alkmaar
abstract
  • The Siege of Alkmaar (1573) was a turning point in the Eighty Years' War. The burghers of the Dutch city of Alkmaar fought off the Spanish (who had set up their camp in Oudorp) between August 21 and October 8, 1573, with boiling tar and burning branches from their renewed city walls. This battle forced the Spanish commander, Don Fadrique, the son of the hated Alva himself, was defeated and retreated.
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