Although this resulted in much ad hoc cooperation between the rebel provinces and the inclusion of units from all of them into the States Army, organisation initially remained mostly provincial and decentralised, and the rebels suffered a catastrophe at the Battle of Gembloux (1578).
Although this led to sporadic collaboration among the rebel provinces and the incorporation of units from all into the States Army, organization initially remained mostly provincial and decentralized, and the rebels faced a disaster at the Battle of Gembloux (1578).