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Battle of Vlaardingen

Battle of Vlaardingen was a battle fought in 1351 at Vlaardingen, in what is now Netherlands. It was part of the Hook and Cod Wars, which ran from 1350 to 1490. The recorded result: Cod faction victory.

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Scene of two ships engaged in a battle.
Scene of two ships engaged in a battle.. Artiste anonyme, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1351
WhereVlaardingen, Netherlands51.910N, 4.340E
OutcomeCod faction victory
BelligerentsHook faction; EnglandagainstCod faction
Part ofHook and Cod Wars1350 to 1490

Where it sits in the Hook and Cod Wars

Battle of Vlaardingen, 1351Siege of Delft, 1359Siege of Castle Altena, 1393Siege of IJsselstein, 1416Siege of Dordrecht, 1418Battle of Brouwershaven, 1426Siege of Gouda, 1428Second Battle of Vreeswijk, 1482Battle of Westbroek, 148213511482Battle of Vlaardingen, 1351
9 placed engagements of the Hook and Cod Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1351 (year precision)
PlaceVlaardingen, Netherlands
51.910N, 4.340E
KindBattle, medieval
Territorial changeWilliam V grasps control of Holland and Zeeland
Commanders
  • William I, Duke of Bavaria
Battle of VlaardingenBattle of Vlaardingenallied bombing of RotterdamRotterdam BlitzBattle of RotterdamBattle of DelftCapture of BrielleBattle of DelftCapture of BrielleAmsterdamBrusselsCologneAntwerpenDüsseldorfUtrechtHaarlemBrugge100 km51.910N, 4.340E
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Battle of Vlaardingen is one of 600 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 277 in present-day Netherlands.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q14360474, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Zwartewaal, revision 1385288136, 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.