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Battle of Vlaardingen

Name: Battle of Vlaardingen
Location: Vlaardingen, Netherlands

Battle of Vlaardingen was a battle fought in 1018 at Vlaardingen, in what is now Netherlands. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Vlaardingen. The recorded result: West Frisian victory.

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Fought1018

WhereVlaardingen, Netherlands51.917N, 4.350E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeWest Frisian victory

BelligerentsHoly Roman Empire; Duchy of Lower Lorraine; Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht; Prince-Bishopric of Liège; Prince-Bishopric of Cambrai; Archdiocese of CologneagainstWest Frisia; West Frisian settlers from the area of Vlaardingen

Casualties and losses3,000+andMinimal

Record

Date	1018 (year precision)
Place	Vlaardingen, Netherlands 51.917N, 4.350E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	Three imperial legions, estimated to number between 3,000–20,000 professional warriors	Considerably less, from several hundreds to up to 1,000 (see below)
Casualties and losses	3,000+	Minimal
Commanders	Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor Godfrey II, Duke of Lower Lorraine Adalbold II of Utrecht Baldrick II Casualty (person) Gerard of Florennes	Dirk III, Count of Holland

Placed at Vlaardingen; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Vlaardingen 1351, 1.0 km SW
allied bombing of Rotterdam 1943, 6.0 km E
Rotterdam Blitz 1940, 8.7 km NE
Battle of Rotterdam 1940, 9.0 km E
Battle of Delft 1573, 11 km N

Elsewhere in 1018

Battle of Vlaardingen is one of 334 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 277 in present-day Netherlands.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2119849, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Vlaardingen, revision 1370592671, 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.