Netherlands War of Independence, the
Mookerheide. Military artist Pieter Stevens painting set in the
Netherlands War of Independence Skirmish in a Landscape probably depicting
incidents around Mookerheide 1574. The Battle of Mookerheide fought
between the Dutch provinces of Philip II of Spain. William I of Orange
stood for the resistance of the Netherlanders and in 1574 his brothers
Louis and Henry of Nassau held the Dutch village of Mookerheide on the
Meuse. A Spanish force of 5,000 men attacked Mookerheide on April 14th,
although the Dutch had superior numbers they were poorly armed and ill
trained in the battle both Louis and Henry of Nassau were killed along
with several thousand Dutch.
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