January 29 Sea battle of Reimerswaal - Admiral Boisot beats Spanish fleet February 9 Louis of Nassau ends siege of Maastricht February 18 Zeeland falls to Dutch rebels February 19 Spanish troops plunder Krommenie, Wormerveer and Jisp Netherlands February 21 Spanish garrison of Middelburg Netherlands surrenders February 23 France begins 5th holy war against Huguenots April 14 Battle of Mookerhei-D'Avila beats Louis of Nassau May 30 Henry III follows brother Charles IX as king of France May 30 Sea battle at Lillo Belgium (Adolf Van Haemstede vs Louis de Boisot) June 18 Polish King Hendrik of Anjou secretly leaves Poland September 13 Turkish fleet recaptures Tunis October 1 Storm breaks Leiden dike; drowns 20,000 Spanish soldiers October 3 Fleet under Admiral Boisot seize Spanish October 28 Prince Willem van Orange installs university
