side no more than 400 dead are admitted and the same number on the other side claimed. Spanish historians admit to more wounded and prisoners lost, however. Aftermath After the battle Don Juan first withdrew to Tienen, but soon had to retreat to Namur. He thus relinquished most of the territorial gains after Gembloux. While encamped near Namur he died from a sudden illness (probably typhus) on 1 October 1578. Notes Sources (1903) "Preface", Calendar of State Papers Foreign, Elizabeth, Volume 13: 1578–1579, pp. V-LX (1886) Le règne de Philippe II et la lutte religieuse dans les Pays-Bas au XVIe siècle, Vols. 5–6, C. Fonteyn, pp. 346–353 External links Battle of Rijmenam, Calendar of State Papers Foreign, Elizabeth, Volume 13 Battles of the Eighty Years' War 1578 in the Habsburg Netherlands Battles involving England Battles involving Spain Battles involving the Dutch Republic Conflicts in 1578 16th-century military history of the Kingdom of England Eighty Years' War (1566–1609) Rijmenam Battle Bonheiden