Complex sentence: Two days later, at Dalheim, Soete lost the battle to a 5,000 strong Spanish garrison led by Sancho d'Avila, signaling the start of the "Tachtigjarige Oorlog" (Eighty Years' War).
Split into simpler sentences: Two days later, at Dalheim, Soete lost the battle to a 5,000 strong Spanish garrison led by Sancho d'Avila. This event is sometimes considered the start of the "Tachtigjarige Oorlog" (Eighty Years' War).