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	Battle of Heiligerlee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Heiligerlee in Groningen on 23 May 1568 was part of the Eighty Years' War.
		The Groningen province was invaded by an army consisting of 3,900 infantry led by Louis of Nassau and 200 cavalry led by Adolf of Nassau.
		Graef Adolff is ghebleven, In Vriesland in den slaech,
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Heiligerlee (236 words)

	battle of Hastings - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about battle of Hastings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Battle on 14 October 1066 at which William, Duke of Normandy (William (I) the Conqueror) defeated King Harold II of England.
		The story of the battle is told in a sequence of scenes in the Bayeux Tapestry.
		Having defeated an invasion by King Harald (III) Hardrada of Norway at the Battle of Stamford Bridge (25 September 1066), Harold moved south to counter the landing of the Duke of Normandy, who had laid a claim to the English throne, at Pevensey Bay, Kent.
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	NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Battle of Jemmingen
		The Battle of Mookerheyde was a battle of the Eighty Years War fought on 14 April 1574 near the village Mook and the river Spanish army was led by Sancho dAvilla and Mendoza consisted of 5,000 infantry and 800 cavalry.
		July 21 - Battle of Jemmingen - The main Spanish army of the Duke of Alva utterly defeats Louis of Nassau's invading army in the Northeastern Netherlands.
		The battle of Zutphen was a confrontation of the Eighty Years' War on September 22, 1586, in Zutphen, the Netherlands.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-of-Jemmingen (942 words)

	Eighty Years' War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Rheindalen on 23 April 1568 near Roermond is often seen as the unofficial start of the Eighty Years' War.
		The Battle of Heiligerlee, commonly regarded as the beginning of the war, was fought on 23 May 1568.
		Despite the initial success of his brother Louis of Nassau in Heiligerlee, William received little support, and had to flee back to the Holy Roman Empire, in retaliation Alba had the counts of Egmont and Horne beheaded.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eighty_Years%27_War (2003 words)

	Battle of Jemmingen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After the Battle of Heiligerlee Louis of Nassau failed to capture the city Groningen.
		Louis was chased by Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva and defeated at the Battle of Jemmingen (also known as Battle of Jemgum, at Jemgum in East Frisia) on 21 July 1568.
		Pounded by effective musket fire and intimidated by the Spanish cavalry, the advance turned into a general retreat towards the river Ems.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Jemmingen (191 words)

	Louis of Nassau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The two armies met at Heiligerlee on the 23rd of May where Louis ambushed the Spanish troops.
		Louis won the army won the Battle of Heiligerlee but lost his brother Adolf in the battle.
		Louis fell back towards Jemmingen where, on the 21th July 1568, the battle raged for three hours until Alvas army drove them over the bridges of the Ems and eventually into the Ems itself.
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	Battle of Heiligerlee: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The battle of nieuwpoort between the dutch and the spainspanish army took place on july 2, EHandler: no quick summary.
		Battle of Turnhout (1597)[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject]
		The battle of mookerheyde was a battle of the eighty years war fought on 14 april 1574 near the village mook and the river meuse....
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	William I of Orange Theme @ StardustMemories.com (Stardust Memories) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Battle of Heiligerlee, fought on 23 May 1568, is usually given as the beginning of the Eighty Years' War.
		On 23 May, the army won the Battle of Heiligerlee against a Spanish army led by the stadtholder of the northern provinces, Jean de Ligne, Duke of Aremberg.
		The so-called Prinsenvlag (Prince's flag), based on the colours in the coat of arms of William of Orange was used by the Dutch rebels, and forms the basis of the current flag of the Netherlands.
	www.stardustmemories.com /encyclopedia/William_I_of_Orange (3715 words)

	Battle of jemmingen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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	List of battles 1401-1800
		1428 Battle of Orléans English forces commanded by the Earl of Salisbury with duke of Bedford besiege French city and are driven off with the loss of their siege engines by Joan.
		1547 Battle of Mühlberg April 24 HRE Charles V captures elector of Saxony and lays siege to Wittenberg in the Schmalkaldic War.
		1600 Battle of Nieuwpoort June 2 Battle between Dutch (led by Prince Maurits) and Spanish army, led by Albrecht, archduke of Austria.
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		Battle of Bauge The French and Scottish forces of Charles VII commanded by the Earl of Buchan defeat the forces of Henry V commanded by the Duke of Clarence.
		Battle of Komaki Hideyoshi is defeated by Tokugawa Ieyasu.
		Battle of Nieuwpoort June 2 Battle between Dutch (led by Prince Maurits) and Spanish army, led by Albrecht, archduke of Austria.
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	1568 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		May 13 - Battle ofLangside : the forces of Mary Queen of Scots are defeated bya confederacy of Scottish Protestants under JamesStewart, Earl of Moray, her half-brother.
		May 23 - Battle of Heiligerlee - Troops under William of Orange's younger brother, Louis of Nassau, defeat a small loyalist force under the Duke ofArenberg in an attempt to invade the Northern Netherlands.
		July 21 - Battle of Jemmingen - The main Spanish army of the Duke of Alva utterlydefeats Louis of Nassau's invading army in the Northeastern Netherlands.
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		Ten years after the battle of Cassel, Ghent set the example of general opposition; this example was promptly followed, and the chief towns flew to arms.
		But the duchy suffered nothing by this event, for the militia of the country had not followed their duke and his nobles to the war; and a national council was now established, consisting of eleven persons, two of whom were ecclesiastics, three barons, two knights, and four commoners.
		Nine months after the battle of Morat he re-entered Lorraine, at the head of an army, not composed of his faithful militia of the Netherlands, but of those mercenaries in whom it was madness to place trust.
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	Battle of Heiligerlee - TheBestLinks.com - Ambush, Cavalry, Cannon, Friesland, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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		Battle of Heiligerlee, Ambush, Cavalry, Cannon, Friesland, Infantry, May 23...
		The invading force does not capture any cities and is defeated at the Battle of Jemmingen.
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	Eighty Years' War - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		He did not see this as an act of treason against Philip II, and his view is reflected in the today's Dutch national anthem, the Wilhelmus, in which the last lines of the first stanza read: de koning van Spanje heb ik altijd geëerd (I have always honoured the king of Spain).
		The Battle of Heiligerlee, commonly regarded as the beginning of the Eighty Years' War, was fought on 23 May 1568.
		To assist a last attempt to defeat the northern "rebels", in 1639 Spain sent an armada bound for Flanders, with 20,000 troops, which was defeated by Admiral Maarten Tromp in the Battle of the Downs.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Eighty_Years'_War (1485 words)

	July 21 Definition / July 21 Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		May 23 - Battle of Heiligerlee - Troops under William of...
		Three times Louis led an army into battle: Battle of Heiligerlee - a victorious ambush; Battle of Jemmingen - a disastrous route; Battle of Mookerheyde - killed during desertion.
		Confederates named battles for the nearest town or city; the Union named battles for the nearest river or body of water.)...
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	Digitale Dorp Midwolda - History-The Battle of Heiligerlee
		The battle, at the place then known as Hilligerlee, is the most important in the history of the Netherlands.
		n this farm the Museum Battle of Heiligerlee is situated.
		During this battle, count Adolf van Nassau was killed.
	home.wxs.nl /~berbron/bhmuseum.htm (481 words)

	1568 - Wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		May 13 - Battle of Langside: the forces of Mary Queen of Scots are defeated by a confederacy of Scottish Protestants under James Stewart, Earl of Moray[?], her half-brother.
		May 23 - Battle of Heiligerlee[?] - Troops under William of Orange's younger brother, Louis of Nassau, defeat a small loyalist force under the Duke of Arenberg in an attempt to invade the Northern Netherlands.
		August 18 - Beginning of the Third War of Religion in France after an unsuccessful attempt by the Royalists to capture Condé and Coligny, the Huguenot leaders.
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	Dutch Republic William of Orange Anglo-Dutch Wars
		October 11, 1573 - Spanish fleet defeated at Battle of Zuider Zee.
		September 28, 1652 - Battle of the North Foreland (Kentish Knock).
		June 1-2, 1653 - Battle of the Gabbard.
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	1574 Definition / 1574 Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		April 14 April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years).
		[click for more] - Battle of MookerheydeThe Battle of Mookerheyde was a battle of the Eighty Years' War fought on 14 April 1574 near the village Mook and the river Meuse.
		Spanish forces under Sancho de Avila defeat the rebel forces of Louis of NassauLouis of Nassau (January 10, 1538 - April 14, 1574) was a brother of William I of Orange.
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	Read about William I of Orange at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research William I of Orange and learn about William I of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Battle of Heiligerlee against a Spanish army led by the stadtholder of the northern provinces, Jean de Ligne, Duke of Aremberg.
		Alva countered by killing a number of convicted noblemen (including the Dukes of Egmont and Hoorn on 6 June), and then by leading an expedition to Groningen.
		The son of Frederick Henry, William II of Orange succeeded his father as stadtholder, as did his son, William III of Orange.
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/William_I_of_Orange (3337 words)

	Eighty Years' War Getup @ GreatArtworks.com (Great Artworks) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In 1568, William I "the Silent" of Orange, stadtholder of the provinces Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht, tried to drive the highly unpopular Alba from Brussels.
		This union later (1581) led to the abjuration of the king, forming the United Provinces of the Netherlands, also known as the Dutch Republic, after they failed to find a new sovereign and the States General took his place.
		The main of these conflicts would become known as the Dutch-Portuguese War.
	www.greatartworks.com /encyclopedia/Eighty_Years%27_War (1387 words)

	1568 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Again [[Catherine de Medici]] and [[Charles IX of FranceCharles IX]] make substantial concessions to the Huguenots * [[May 13]] - [[Battle of Langside]]: the forces of [[Mary I of ScotlandMary Queen of Scots]] are defeated by a confederacy of [[ScotlandScottish]] [[Protestant]]s under [[James Stewart, Earl of Moray]], her half-brother.
		* [[May 23]] - [[Battle of Heiligerlee]] - Troops under [[William the SilentWilliam of Orange's]] younger brother, Louis of Nassau, defeat a small loyalist force under the Duke of Arenberg in an attempt to invade the Northern Netherlands.
		* [[July 21]] - [[Battle of Jemmingen]] - The main Spanish army of the [[Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of AlvaDuke of Alva]] utterly defeats Louis of Nassau's invading army in the Northeastern Netherlands.
	www.netreyb.com /timeline/wikiyears/1568 (317 words)

	Groningen : Regions in Brief : Heiligerlee \| Frommers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The village of Heiligerlee is known to every Dutch school child, since it was here that one of the most famous battles in the country's history was fought.
		On May 23, 1568, Count Louis of Nassau defeated a Spanish army in a battle that sparked the Eighty Years War, which in turn led to the formation of the free Republic of the Netherlands.
		A multimedia exhibit at the Museum De Slag bij Heiligerlee (Battle of Heiligerlee Museum), Provincialeweg 55 (tel.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/groningen/3120028098.html (318 words)

	Welkom bij de gemeente Scheemda - Scheemda: an amazing variety
		From our history-books we all know the âbattle of Heiligerlee â of 1568, an important event in the dutch freedom-struggle against the Spanish conquerors.
		The battle can be re-experienced in the museum at Heiligerlee.
		Furthermore Heiligerlee is known for its interesting bell foundry museum.
	www.scheemda.nl /index.cfm?pid=692 (493 words)

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	List of battles 1401-1800 - InfoSearchPoint.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		1428 Battle of Orleans English forces commanded by the Earl of Salisbury with duke of Bedford besiege French city and are driven off with the loss of their siege engines by Joan.
		1444 Battle of Varna November 10 Ottoman Murad II defeats Hungarians and Wallachians
		1600 Battle of Sekigahara or Battle of Sekugahara - Japanese General Ieyasu defeats three regents of son of Hideyoshi - he later establishes Tokugawa Shogunate
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	Digitale Dorp Midwolda - Tourism-Tourist Information
		Bell-casting Museum Heiligerlee and Museum "The Battle of Heiligerlee"
		This event proved to be the beginning of the Eighty Years War.
		On May 23rd 1873, King Wilhelm III officially revealed the statue in Heiligerlee.
	home.planet.nl /~berbron/tourist.htm (598 words)

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