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Battle of the Slaak
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| Battle of the Slaak | |||||||
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| Part of the Eighty Years' War | |||||||
_1631,_Abraham_de_Verwer.jpg) Battle at the Slaak, 12 and 13 September 1631 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Spain |
 United Provinces | ||||||
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Don Marquis of Aytona Count Jan van Nassau Siegen |
Vice-Admiral Marinus Hollare | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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5,500 soldiers, 35 ships, 60 vessels | 50 vessels | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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83 vessels sunk, destroyed or captured, 1,500 killed, wounded or drowned, 4,000 prisoners | Light | ||||||
The naval Battle of the Slaak (12 and 13 September 1631) was a Dutch victory during the Eighty Years' War. The Dutch prevented the Spanish army from dividing the Dutch United Provinces in two.
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