The spain of philip ii and his successors sought for an extraordinary 80 years to suppress the protestant rebels of holland and zeeland , despite the fact that the waterways of the lower scheldt made a land-based victory so dubious .

在菲利普二世（philipii）及其继任者在位期间，西班牙花了长达80年的时间去镇压荷兰与西兰两地的新教叛军，尽管事实是，斯海尔德河下游的水路，令西班牙很难取得陆战的胜利。