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Battle of the Slaak | |||||||
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Part of the Eighty Years' War | |||||||
![]() Battle at the Slaak, 12 and 13 September 1631 | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
5,500 soldiers, 35 ships, 60 vessels | 50 vessels | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
83 vessels sunk, destroyed or captured, 1,500 killed, wounded or drowned, 4,000 prisoners | Light |
The naval Battle of the Slaak (12 and 13 September 1631) was a Dutch victory during the Eighty Years' War. The Dutch prevented the Spanish army from dividing the Dutch United Provinces in two.