History of the United Netherlands: From the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Years' Truce--1609, Volume 4Harper & brothers, 1868 - Netherlands |
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admiral Advocate Aerssens already ambassador archduke's archdukes army Barneveld battle Bentivoglio besieged campaign Catholic cavalry command commissioners commonwealth Contarini crown Deventer duke Dutch Dutch republic enemy England English envoy Europe favour fighting Flanders fleet Fleming florins force France Francis Vere French galleys Gallucci garrison Government Grotius Hague Henry Holland honour hundred Ibid India James Jeannin Kemp King of Spain land Lerma Lewis Gunther Lewis William liberty Majesty Maurice of Nassau Meantime Meteren monarch Nassau negotiations Netherlands never Neyen Nieuport Olden-Barneveld once Ostend party peace Philip political Prince Maurice Priuli ratification Relazione religion republic republican Richardot Rosny royal secret seemed sent seqq ships siege siege of Ostend Sluys soldiers soon Soranzo sovereign sovereignty Spaniards Spanish Spinola stadholder States-General thousand tion town trade treaty troops truce ubi sup United Provinces Vere Verreyken vessels victory Wagenaar whole William the Silent Zeeland
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Page 32 - Archduke in front, almost within cannon range, he simply observed that they had no choice between victory or death. They must either utterly overthrow the Spanish army, he said, or drink all the waters of the sea. Either drowning or butchery was their doom if they were conquered, for no quarter was to be expected from their insolent foe.