Battle of Sluis (1603)
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The Battle of Sluis was a naval battle during the Eighty Years' War in which a Spanish squadron commanded by Federico Spinola tried to break through a blockade of Sluis by Dutch ships under the command of Joos de Moor
. After about two hours of fighting the heavily damaged Spanish ships returned to Sluis
. His commander, the Italian captain Federico Spinola, was killed during the action.
Joos de Moor
Joos de Moor was a Dutch Vice Admiral from the 16th century. In 1603 in the Battle of Sluis he defeateda Spanish fleet under Admiral Federico Spinola....
. After about two hours of fighting the heavily damaged Spanish ships returned to Sluis
Sluis
Sluis is the name of both a municipality and a town located in the west of Zeelandic Flanders, in the south-western part of the Netherlands....
. His commander, the Italian captain Federico Spinola, was killed during the action.