<prompt> Qedela lo musho olandelayo: Ngesikhathi u - Alexander Farnese, owayezokuba uMbusi waseParma, ethatha izintambo zempi ngo - 1578, iLow Countries yayisihlukaniswe phakathi kwezifundazwe ezisenyakatho ezazivukela nalezo eziseningizimu ezazisaqotho eSpain. Ngokufika kwenani elikhulu lamasosha avela eSpain, uFarnese waqala ukuqinisa ukulawula kweSpain eningizimu, eqala ngeMaastricht. UFarnese waqala ukuvimbezela iMaastricht ngo - March 12, 1579. Wayala amabutho akhe ukuba agqekeze izindonga. Izakhamuzi zaseMaastricht nazo zazigubha ukuze zifinyelele imigudu yaseSpain. Ejulile ngaphansi komhlaba ukulwa kwaqhubeka. Amakhulu amasosha aseSpain afa lapho kuthelwa amanzi abilayo emithonjeni yawo. Abanye bafa ngenxa yokuntuleka komoya-mpilo lapho abavikeli abangamaDashi bebasa imililo ngaphakathi kubo. Amanye amasosha aseSpain angu - 500 afa lapho imayini, ayehlele ukuyisebenzisa ekuqhumiseni udonga, iqhuma ngaphambi kwesikhathi. Ngobusuku bukaJuni 29, uFarnese wakwazi ukungena edolobheni ngesikhathi abavikeli abakhathele belele. Amayunithi aseSpain aphula izindonga zedolobha aqala ngokudlwengula abesifazane abanye babo, lapho belwa ukuze bavikele idolobha, babeye baphula izindima zobulili futhi balahlekelwa ilungelo labo lesihe, base bebulala abantu. Ngo-1585, uFarnese wayesewathathe kabusha amadolobha aseBrussels, eGhent, nase  <response>: I-Antwerp, kanye nesifundazwe saseBrabant neningi laseFlanders. Ngalesi sikhathi iButho laphambukiswa emsebenzini walo wokuqala wokulwa nabavukeli basenyakatho ukuze libhekane nenkinga yaseNgilandi, eyayisemphini neSpain. UFarnese wayekholelwa ukuthi iButho lingathemba ukuwela iChannel ngamandla, lithembele ekuvukeleni kwamaKatolika eNgilandi ukuyisekela; esikhundleni salokho, uFiliphu wanquma ukwenza ukuhlaselwa kwasolwandle esebenzisa i-Armada yaseSpain ngo-1588. I-Army of Flanders yahamba yaya e-Ostend naseDunkirk ukuze ilungiselele ukuqhubekela phambili kwe-Manche ukusekela i-Armada, kodwa ukunqotshwa kwamandla amakhulu asolwandle kwaqeda lezi zinhlelo. 