The Eighty Years ' War Hostile_encounter ( ; ) or Dutch War Hostile_encounter of Independence ( 1568–1648 ) was a revolt Change_of_leadership of the Seventeen Provinces of what are today the Netherlands , Belgium , and Luxembourg against Philip II of Spain , the sovereign Change_of_leadership of the Habsburg Netherlands .

The Capture Conquering of Geertruidenberg of 1589 , also known as the English betrayal of Geertruidenberg , took place Process_start on April 10 , 1589 , at Geertruidenberg , Duchy of Brabant , Flanders ( present-day the Netherlands ) , during the Eighty Years ' War and the Anglo-Spanish War ( 1585–1604 ) .

The war can be thought Coming_to_believe of as an extension of the Eighty Years ' War being fought Hostile_encounter in Europe at the time between Spain and the Netherlands , as Portugal was in a dynastic union with the Spanish Crown after the War of the Portuguese Succession , for most of the conflict .

The siege of Breda of 1624–25 occurred Coming_to_be during the Eighty Years ' War .

The siege was contrary Response to the wishes of Philip IV 's government because of the already excessive burdens of the concurrent Eighty and Thirty Years ' wars .

The siege of Breda is considered Spinola 's greatest success and one of Spain 's last major victories in the Eighty Years ' War .

In the latter stages of the combined Cause_to_amalgamate Eighty and Thirty Years ' wars Hostile_encounter that had greatly strained Spanish resources , Breda was lost Earnings_and_losses to the Dutch under Frederick Henry after a four-month siege .

Eighty people were killed Killing and 260 injured Bodily_harm , about a third of them children .

The Siege of Grol in 1627 was a battle Hostile_encounter between the Army of the Dutch Republic commanded Control by Frederick Henry , Prince of Orange and the Spanish controlled Control fortified city of Grol ( now known as Groenlo ) , during the Eighty Years War and the Anglo–Spanish War in 1627 .