Spanish Fury at Mechelen

Spanish Fury at Mechelen
Part of Eighty Years' War
The sacking and looting of Mechelen by Spanish troops, October 2, 1572
Date October 2, 1572 Location Mechelen, modern Belgium Result All the rebellious towns of Brabant surrender[1]
Belligerents
Spain	People of Mechelen
Commanders and leaders
Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo	Bernard van Merode

The Spanish Fury at Mechelen (Dutch: Spaanse Furie in Mechelen) was an event in the Eighty Years' War on October 2, 1572 in which the city of Mechelen was conquered by the Spanish army and brutally sacked.