Eighty Years' War
The Eighty Years' War, also called Dutch Revolt, was a war between the Netherlands and Spain. The former Burgundian Netherlands wanted to be Protestant and separate from Spain and the Austrian Empire. The war lasted from 1568 to 1648 but was interrupted by a truce between 1609 and 1621. The Peace of Westphalia ended the war. The Netherlands achieved independence in the Eighty Years' War.
Eighty Years' War Media
Swearing of the Peace of Münster by Gerard ter Borch
The Celebration of the Peace of Münster (1648) by Bartholomeus van der Helst
Philip II, King of Spain, Reproaches William I, Prince of Orange, in Vlissingen upon his Departure from the Netherlands in 1559. By Cornelis Kruseman.
A cavalry battle, by Jan Martszen de Jonge.
A battle scene from the Eighty Years' War by Jan Martszen de Jonge.