Sea Beggars Capture Brielle
April 1, 1572
A ragtag fleet of Dutch privateers under Willem van der Marck seized the port of Brielle from a surprised Spanish garrison. The capture ignited a general rising across Holland and Zeeland. The Dutch Revolt, sputtering since 1568, had found its coastline and would now fight from behind dikes and deltas.
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Before and after in Europe
Before and after in War
- Before: 1571: Russian Crimea Raid
- After: July 3, 1573: Siege of Haarlem Ends
Era
Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.