1568Oct, 20
Battle of Jodoigne: the Spanish Duke of Alba defeats a Dutch rebel force under William the Silent.
The Battle of Jodoigne, also called Battle of the River Guete, was fought on 20 October 1568 between the royal Habsburg army led by the Duke of Alba and a protestant rebel army led by William of Orange. It resulted in a defeat for William of Orange, who had to abandon his plans of invading the Habsburg Netherlands.
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Loch Leven Castle
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Queen Elizabeth I of England orders the arrest of Mary, Queen of Scots. - 23May
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Battle of San Juan de Ulúa (1568)
Spanish naval forces rout an English fleet, under the command of John Hawkins, at the Battle of San Juan de Ulúa near Veracruz.