 Complete the following phrase:  Philips ficial difficulties were straightened out by the end of 1577. This enabled him to send a new Spanish army from Italy, under the command of Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma. These troops arrived in January 1578, and were soon venturing into the territory of the States-General. Parma routed the States-Generals troops in the Battle of Gembloux on 31 January, allowing royalist forces to advance to Leuven. New troops raised by the States General with support of Elizabeth I of England defeated the Spanish armies at the Rijmenam. The States-General were not able to exploit their advantage. Parma became the new governor general after the death of Juan de Austria and laid 