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Spanish Withdrawal from Turnhout
- When
- January 1597
- Where
- Turnhout, Southern Netherlands
- Part of
- Battle of Turnhout
Spanish forces left unwalled Turnhout for fortified Herentals ahead of an allied attack.
The Spanish withdrew from their winter quarters in Turnhout, which lacked defensive walls, to Herentals, 17 kilometers southwest. This movement prompted the States General to order Maurice to collect a force at Geertruidenberg to counter the threat.
Sources
- Battle of Turnhout (1597) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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