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| Battle of River Waal Maurice of Nassau |  |
| River Waal The Spanish & Dutch clash but Parma is ordered back to France to relieve Rouen |
| Birth Devereux, Robert |  |
| Jan Birth of Robert Devereux, son of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex |
| Birth Mustafa I |  |
| Birth of Mustafa I |
| Capture of Deventer Maurice of Nassau | |
| June Deventer Captures Deventer |
| Capture of Groningen Maurice of Nassau | |
| Groningen The Dutch capture Groningen from the Spanish |
| Capture of Hulst Maurice of Nassau | |
| 14th Sep Hulst Captures Hulst |
| Capture of Maas Maurice of Nassau | |
| Maas The Spanish outposts north of the Maas is captured |
| Capture of Nijmegen Maurice of Nassau | |
| 21st Oct Nijmegen Captures Nijmegen |
| Capture of Zutphen Maurice of Nassau | |
| June Zutphen Captures Zutphen after a 7 day siege |
| Diplomacy Devereux, Robert | |
| Commands a small force sent to France supporting Henry IV against the Catholic League |
| Governor Tserclaes, Johann | |
| 10th Mar Dun Appointed Governor of Dun on the River Meuse |
| 10th Mar Villefranche Appointed Governor of Villefranche |
| Invasion of France Elizabeth I | |
| Britanny Sends 3,000 troops to Britanny against the Spaniards |
| Aids Henry IV & the Dutch & German Protestants |
| Normandy Prevents the Catholic League occupying Normandy & uniting Britanny with Flanders |
| Marriage Raliegh, Walter | |
| London Marries Elizabeth Throckmorton in secret, a Maid of Honour to Elizabeth I |
| Pope Innocent IX |  |
| Rome Appointed Pope, Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti |
| Siege of Rouen Elizabeth I | |
| Rouen Sends 3,000 under the Earl of Essex to besiege Rouen |
| Siege of Rouen Maurice of Nassau | |
| River Waal The Spanish & Dutch clash but Parma is ordered back to France to relieve Rouen |
| Siege of Zutphen Maurice of Nassau | |
| June Zutphen Captures Zutphen after a 7 day siege |
