Battle of Flushing
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The Battle of Flushing was a naval battle of the Eighty Years' War, fought on April 17, 1573 near the city of Flushing, Netherlands. The Spanish fleet was led by Sancho d'Avila, the Dutch fleet by .
The Dutch fleet initially left Flushing, but returned when the Spanish fleet was hit by the city's cannons. Five Spanish ships were seized, but the remainder managed to reach the cities of Middelburg and Arnemuiden.
Coordinates: 51°27′N 3°35′E / 51.450°N 3.583°E
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- 1573 in Europe
- Conflicts in 1573
- Naval battles of the Eighty Years' War
- History of Zeeland
- Vlissingen
- 1573 in the Habsburg Netherlands
- Eighty Years' War (1566–1609)
- Spanish battle stubs
- Dutch history stubs