Alessandro Farnese Arrives in the Netherlands (1578)

Timeline

1. 1578Spain · SpainWith Don John gravely ill and the war going badly, the Spanish crown appointed the Duke of Parma, Alessandro Farnese, to go to the Netherlands to assist in military command, drawing on his family's Italian military experience to revive the royal forces.
2. 1578Netherlands · Low CountriesUpon arriving in the Low Countries, Farnese immediately reorganized the army and stabilized the southern front, formally assuming the governorship in 1579 after Don John's death, and began recovering the rebel provinces through a combined strategy of sieges and diplomatic divide-and-conquer.