The archduke only just escaped capture, and of his army 5000 perished and a large number were taken prisoners, among these the Admiral of Aragon.

Almost by a miracle was the States' army thus rescued from a desperate position.

Maurice's hard-won triumph greatly enhanced his fame, for the battle of Nieuport destroyed the legend of the invincibility of the Spanish infantry in the open field.
The victorious general, however, was not disposed to run any further risks.

He accordingly retreated to Ostend and there embarked his troops for the ports from which they had started.

The expedition had been very costly and had been practically fruitless.