Battle between the Dutch and the Spanish in the city of Nieuwpoort, now in Belgium. It took place on 2 July 1600 in what is now Belgium. The setting was Nieuwpoort. It was part of the Eighty Years' War. Those involved included the Dutch Republic, the Kingdom of England, Hispanic Monarchy and the Kingdom of Scotland.
Before and after
- 1600Rise of Baroque music
- 16th centuryRise of baroque architecture
- 17 January 1600Birth of Pedro Calderón de la Barca
- 17 February 1600Death of Giordano Bruno
- 2 July 1600Battle of Nieuwpoort
- from 22 August 1600 to 5 November 1600Sekigahara Campaign
- 19 November 1600Birth of Charles I of England
- from 31 December 1600 to 1 June 1874Founding of East India Company
- 1601Construction of Jerónimos Monastery
More in Wars, politics & history
- from 1524 to 1525German Peasants' War
- from 1618 to 1648Thirty Years' War
- from 1642 to 1651English Civil War
- from 1652 to 1784Anglo-Dutch Wars
- 30 April 1707Acts of Union 1707
- from 17 May 1756 to 15 February 1763Seven Years' War
The era
This moment belongs to the Early modern world (1500 CE to 1760 CE), voyages, printing and new ideas. You can also browse everything in the 16th century.