Ka kammala wannan jumla: Farnese a ƙarshe ya kewaye babban tashar jiragen ruwa na Antwerp. Garin ya buɗe zuwa teku, yana da ƙarfi sosai, kuma yana da kariya sosai a ƙarƙashin jagorancin Marnix van St. Aldegonde. Farnese ya yanke duk hanyar shiga teku ta hanyar gina gadar jiragen ruwa a fadin Scheldt.
Antwerp ya mika wuya a 1585 yayin da 'yan ƙasa 60,000 (kashi 60 cikin ɗari na yawan mutanen da ke kewaye da su) suka gudu zuwa arewa. Dukan kudancin Netherlands sun sake zama ƙarƙashin ikon Spain.