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Battle of Mook

Netherlands [1574]
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The Battle of Mook, fought on April 15, 1574, was a significant engagement during the Eighty Years' War for Dutch independence from Spain. Louis of Nassau, a key leader in the early stages of the revolt and brother to William of Orange, led an army assembled in Germany across the Meuse River. His objective was to relieve Spanish pressure on Holland. However, Louis's forces were decisively defeated by the Spanish army under Sancho de Ávila. Both Louis and his younger brother, Henry, were mortally wounded in the battle. This defeat marked a setback for the Dutch rebels, though the broader war for independence continued.12

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  2. history of the Low Countries - Causes of the revolt

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