the most part when they saw the dominance and ferocity of the Spanish mercenaries. Aftermath The slaughter caused Calvinists to immediately cease the open defiance of Spanish authority. Calvinist worship all throughout the Netherlands was affected, and many dissidents including William the Silent fled to other countries. In literature The battle and its aftermath are depicted in Cecelia Holland's novel The Sea Beggars—seen through the eyes of an idealistic young Calvinist from Antwerp who tries to join the rebels but arrives too late. Gallery Notes Citations References External links Dutch Revolt (1566) 1579-1648 1567 in the Habsburg Netherlands Oosterweel Oosterweel 16th century in Antwerp Oosterweel Eighty Years' War (1566–1609)