17th century print depicting Spanish soldiers massacring the townspeople of Naarden
Date
1 December 1572[1]
Location
Naarden, Netherlands
Result
Near-complete destruction of Naarden[2]
Belligerents
Spain
People of Naarden
Commanders and leaders
Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo
None
Casualties and losses
3,000 people burnt to death[3]
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Eighty Years' War
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1566–1572
Western Europe
Beeldenstorm
Valenciennes
Wattrelos
Lannoy
Oosterweel
Dahlen
Heiligerlee
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1572–1576
Western Europe
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Haarlem
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Delft
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Oudewater
Schoonhoven
Zierikzee
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Zuiderzee
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Lillo
1576–1579
Western Europe
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Borgerhout
1579–1588
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2nd Mechelen
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Peace – Aftermath – Historiography
The Massacre of Naarden was an episode of mass murder and looting that took place in the Dutch city of Naarden during the Eighty Years' War.[2] The massacre was committed by Spanish soldiers under the command of Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo against the townspeople of Naarden as part of a punitive expedition against Dutch rebels later known as the Spanish Fury. The destruction of the city galvanized the Dutch rebels, leading them to continue the Dutch War of Independence against Spain.[2]
^Henk van Nierop, Treason in the Northern Quarter: War, Terror, and the Rule of Law in the Dutch Revolt, trans. J. C. Grayson (Princeton University Press, 2009). p. 70
^ abcArnade, Peter J. (2008). Beggars, Iconoclasts, and Civic Patriots: The Political Culture of the Dutch Revolt. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0801474965.
^"Netherlands Revolt against Spain 1517-88"
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