Battle of Lillo explained

Conflict:	Battle of Lillo
Partof:	the Eighty Years' War
Date:	30 May 1574
Place:	near Antwerp, Spanish Netherlands
Result:	Dutch victory
Combatant1:	Dutch Rebels
Combatant2:	Spain
Commander1:	Lodewijk van Boisot
Commander2:	Juan Adolf van Haamstede
Strength1:	64 ships
Strength2:	Unknown
Casualties1:	No ships lost
Casualties2:	10 ships captured

The Battle of Lillo was a naval battle that took place during the Eighty Years' War.^{[1] [2]} A Dutch fleet under the command of defeated a Spanish fleet at anchor between the fortresses of Lillo and near Antwerp. The Spanish lost ten ships which were captured by the Dutch.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eighty Years' War . Historisch Museum Den Briel.
2. Book: Campbell . Thomas P. . Tapestry in the Baroque: Threads of Splendor . Bertrand . Pascal-François . N.Y.) . Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York . 2007 . Metropolitan Museum of Art . 978-1-58839-230-5 . 52 . en.