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Battle of Heiligerlee

Battle of Heiligerlee was a battle fought in 1536 at Heiligerlee, in what is now Netherlands. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Heiligerlee. It was part of the Guelders Wars, which ran from 1502 to 1543. The recorded result: Habsburg victory. Recorded strength: 4,500 against 3,000.

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Fought1536
WhereHeiligerlee, Netherlands53.155N, 7.013E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeHabsburg victory
BelligerentsHabsburg NetherlandsagainstDuchy of Guelders
Part ofGuelders Wars1502 to 1543

Where it sits in the Guelders Wars

Siege of Oldenzaal, 1510Siege of Venlo, 1511Battle of Heiligerlee, 1536Siege of Venlo, 154315101543Battle of Heiligerlee, 1536
4 placed engagements of the Guelders Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1536 (year precision)
PlaceHeiligerlee, Netherlands
53.155N, 7.013E
KindBattle, early modern
Territorial changeGroningen, Ommelanden, and Drenthe annexed by Habsburg
Strength4,5003,000
Commanders
  • Georg Schenck van Toutenburg
  • Meindert van Ham
Battle of HeiligerleeBattle of HeiligerleeBattle of Heiligerleeraid on DelfzijlSiege of DelfzijlBattle of JemmingenBattle of Jemgumraid on DelfzijlAmsterdamHanoverUtrechtHaarlemMünsterOsnabrückBremerhavenBielefeld100 km53.155N, 7.013E
Placed at Heiligerlee; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Heiligerlee is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 277 in present-day Netherlands.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1881283, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Heiligerlee (1536), revision 1370442797, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.