July 21, 1568 (, Boshin June 27), the outbreak of the War of Independence in the Netherlands Battle of Benjamin root.



In July 1568, the outbreak of the War of Independence in the Netherlands Battle of Benjamin root. Orange Duke William's brother, Louis led his army of 12,000 (including 2,000 cavalry), against the Spanish Duke of Alva commanding 15,000 troops (including 3,000 cavalry). Louis Army failed miserably casualties captured 7,000 Spanish army only casualties 300. The Netherlands Kingdom
is the world's first national bourgeois revolution broke campaign, although the Waterloo, the indomitable spirit of the Dutch is a latecomer to continue to carry forward. And win independent
finally, in a few years later (1609)