"Near Turnhout"@en . "Maurice of Nassau"@en . "Count Varax"@en . "The Battle of Turnhout, 1597 occurred during the Eighty Years' War where Turnhout was in the border area between the Northern and Southern Netherlands. Though the town had not been walled, Turnhout was an important strategic town. On 24 January 1597 on the Tielenheide (this battle is also called 'The battle on Tielenheide') in a neighbouring village (Tielen), Dutch cavalry under command of Prince Maurice met and defeated a Spanish cavalry detachment under Varax. The Spanish cavalry was driven off, after which the Dutch troops burnt parts of the local castle. The ever prudent Maurice failed to follow up and turn the tactical victory into a strategic one."@en . "1597-01-24"^^ . "Francis Vere"@en . . . "500"^^ . . . . . . . . . "2000"^^ . "The Battle of Turnhout, 1597 occurred during the Eighty Years' War where Turnhout was in the border area between the Northern and Southern Netherlands. Though the town had not been walled, Turnhout was an important strategic town. On 24 January 1597 on the Tielenheide (this battle is also called 'The battle on Tielenheide') in a neighbouring village (Tielen), Dutch cavalry under command of Prince Maurice met and defeated a Spanish cavalry detachment under Varax. The Spanish cavalry was driven off, after which the Dutch troops burnt parts of the local castle. The ever prudent Maurice failed to follow up and turn the tactical victory into a strategic one."@en . . "500"^^ . . "800"^^ . . . . . . . "The battle of Turnhout in 1597. Engraving by Jan Luycken."@en . . "6000"^^ . "Battle of Turnhout (1597)"@en . "Dutch and English victory"@en . "Spain"@en . "12"^^ . . "the Eighty Years' War"@en . "Battle of Turnhout"@en . "4000"^^ .