Battle of Lillo

Battle of Lillo
Part of the Eighty Years' War
Date 30 May 1574 Location near Antwerp, Spanish Netherlands Result Dutch victory
Belligerents
Dutch Rebels	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Lodewijk van Boisot	Juan Adolf van Haamstede
Strength
64 ships	unknown
Casualties and losses
no ships lost	10 ships captured

The Battle of Lillo was a naval battle that took place during the Eighty Years' War. A Dutch fleet under the command of Lodewijk van Boisot defeated a Spanish fleet at anchor between the fortresses of Lillo en Liefkenshoek near Antwerp. The Spanish lost ten ships which were captured by the Dutch.