Battle of Sluis (1603)

Battle of Sluis, from the Legermuseum, Delft

Date	26 May 1603
Location	Sluis (present-day Netherlands)
Result	Dutch victory

Belligerents

United Provinces

Spain

Commanders and leaders

Joos de Moor

Federico Spinola †

Strength

3 men-of-war,
2 galleys,
several minor vessels(Spanish source)
2 galleys 2 smaller vessels.Dutch source

8 Galleys,
1,130 soldiers(Spanish source)
8 galleys 4 smaller vessels(Dutch source)

Casualties and losses

720 killed,
1 man-of-war sunk(Spanish source)
50 dead or wounded
no ships lost(Dutch source)

414 killed(Spanish source)
800 dead or wounded
no ships lost(Dutch source)

Coordinates: 51°20′N 3°23′E / 51.333°N 3.383°E / 51.333; 3.383

The Battle of Sluis was a naval battle during the Eighty Years' War in which a Spanish squadron commanded by the Italian captain 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; Federico Spinola was killed during the action.

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