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  Turnhout information - Search.com
Turnhout is a municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of Antwerp.
Turnhout, is famous as the world center of the playing card and is both legally and administratively the capital of the Kempen region and of the local district.
Turnhout originated on the crossroads of two major trade routes and in the protection of the hunting castle of the Dukes of Brabant that seems to have existed since 1110 or earlier.
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  Battle of Turnhout (1597) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
During the Eighty Years War Turnhout was in the border area between the Northern and Southern Netherlands.
Though the town had not been walled, Turnhout was an important strategic town.
On January 24, 1597 on the 'Tielenheide', Dutch cavalry under command of Prince Maurice met and defeated an equal sized Spanish cavalry army under Varax.
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 Battle of Turnhout (1597) - Wikinfo
During the Eighty Years War Turnhout was in the border area between the Northern and Southern Netherlands.
Though the town had not been walled, Turnhout was an important strategic town.
On January 24, 1597 on the 'Tielenheide', Dutch cavalry under command of Prince Maurice met and defeated an equal sized Spanish cavalry army under Varax.
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 Encyclopedia: 1597
Martin Opitz von Boberfeld (December 23, 1597 – August 20, 1639), German poet, was born at Bunzlau/Boleslawiec in Silesia, the son of a prosperous citizen.
William Hunnis (died 1597), poet, was a gentleman of the Chapel Royal to Edward VI., imprisoned during the reign of Mary, but after the accession of Elizabeth was released, and in 1566 made master of the children of the Chapel Royal.
Rana Pratap Singh (born 1540 - died 1597) was the rana (king) of Mewar, grandson of the illustrious Rana Sanga.
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 Slag bij Turnhout (1597) -- en:Battle of Turnhout (1597) Gedurende de Tachti...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
en:Battle of Turnhout (1597) Gedurende de Tachtigjarige oorlog lag Turnhout in het grensgebied tussen de Noordelijke en de Zuidelijke Nederlanden.
Turnhout was in deze tijd, hoewel niet ommuurd, een strategische belangrijke plaats.
Op 24 januari 1597 vond hier, op de Tielenheide, een treffen plaats tussen de Staatse ruiterij onder Prins Maurits, en de Spaans ruiterij onder Varax.
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The circumstances under which the battle English of the Downs was won were galling to the pride of and Dutch the English people, and intensified the growing cont.
On land the combined armies fared ill. In 1691 the French took Mons, and in 1692 Namur, in which year after a hard-fought battle William was defeated at Steenkirk and in 1693 at Neerwinden.
But William's military genius never shone so brightly as in the hour of defeat; he never knew what it was to be beaten, and in 1695 his recapture of Namur was a real triumph of skill and resolution.
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 Batailles
Battle of Mühlberg (Germany) in 1547: Imperial victory against the protestant princes.
The battles of St Quentin and Gravelines, recognised the end of the French dream in Italy and the impossibility for the Spanish King to recover the Duchy of Burgundy, the peace was signed in Cateau Cambresis in 1559.
Battle of Nordlingen (Germany) in 1634: Victory of the Catholics against the main Swedish/Protestant army.
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 Slag bij Turnhout (1597)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Gedurende de Tachtigjarige oorlog lag Turnhout in het grensgebied tussen de Noordelijke de Zuidelijke Nederlanden.
Turnhout was in deze hoewel niet ommuurd een strategische belangrijke plaats.
Op 24 januari 1597 vond hier op de Tielenheide een plaats tussen de Staatse ruiterij onder Prins Maurits en de Spaans ruiterij onder Varax.
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 1597   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Japan, Korea and 1597: A Year That Lives in Infamy Excerpt of a New York Times article detailing Japan's invasion of Korea in 1597 and Korean resentment lingering from it.
Herrera, Fernando de A Spanish lyric poet; born 1537; died 1597.
Henry Abbot Layman, martyred at York, 4 July, 1597, pronounced Venerable in 1886.
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 4Reference || WikiProject Battles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The article List of battles should contain all of the known battles of historical significance.
I suggest that, aside from the project box as currently present at the Battle of Lützen (1632), every battle has at least an attempt to describe: *The prelude to the battle: Why, previous movement of forces, and which campaign.
*Dec 27, 2 napoleontic battles added to battle list *Jan 07, Battle of Wiesloch, stub added *Apr 25, Battle of Waterloo, description expanded *May 8, Battle of Tours, expansion *May 15, Battle of Issus, added, was a *May 29, Battle of Wisternitz added.
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 Sheyenne, North Dakota bei eLexi - das Onlinelexikon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The battle of Vitoria was fought on June 21 1813 and resulted in the victory of British-Spanish-Portuguese, under Arthur Wellesley, against the French under king Joseph Bonaparte.
The Battle of Wattignies, during the French Revolutionary Wars, was fought at the village of Wattignies-la-Victoire on October 15 and October 16, 1793 and resulted in the victory of the French under
The battle of Woerth was fought on December 23 1793 and resulted the victory of the French under General Hoche against the Prussians under General Hotze.
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 Wikipedia:WikiProject Battles
The article List of battles should contain all of the known battles of historical significance.
The term Battle is a good NPOV generic term and is preferred over substitutes like attack, slaughter, raid, etc. These latter terms may be used if their usage is the most commonly used to describe a particular battle.
Every battle that is generally considered decisive for the outcome of a (civil) war.
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 1597   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The 1597 Additions to The Spanish Tragedy and Its Subsequent Influence on A Warning for Faire Women.(Critical Essay)
Essex was wholeheartedly committed by 1597 to the view that England faced a continued...
Unanimously adopting resolution 1597 (2005) and acting under Chapter VII of...
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 CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Year 1597 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar).
January 17 - A court case in Guildford recorded evidence that a certain plot of land was used for playing “kreckett” (i.e., cricket) as early as 1550.
August 28 - Battle of Chilcheollyang: a naval battle in which the Japanese fleet defeat the Koreans.
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 History of Holland - Chapter VI: The Beginnings of the Dutch Republic (by George Edmundson)
Meanwhile in 1597 the French king, by advancing in force into Picardy, drew upon this frontier the chief attention of the Spaniards; and Maurice seized the opportunity that was offered to him to conduct an offensive campaign with signal success.
Battle was joined the following afternoon, and slowly, foot by foot, after a desperate conflict the archduke’s Spanish and Italian veterans drove back along the dunes the troops of the States.
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.
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 1597   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The top price during the morning session was the 30,000 given for Lot 1597, a brown filly by Tomba out of the Polar Falcon mare Cherish Me, herself an own...
Wirt, who had rushed for 1,597 yards in nine games, finished with 130, but needed 36 carries.
Federal Bank today reported a 1597 per cent jump in net profit to Rs 54.16 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 compared with Rs 3.19 crore in the...
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 Index of the Spanish Tercio
Second battle of Dunes fought in 1658 between a Anglo-French army and a Spanish army which include royalist English (Duc of York)and French rebels (Condé).
battle of Jemmingen of 1568 between the Duck of Alba and Luis of Nassau.
battle of Alcántara during the Spanish invasion of Portugal of 1580 a glorious campaign for the Spanish Monarchy.
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 1597   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
1594 1595 1596 - 1597 - 1598 1599 1600\n-\n
15th century - 16th century - 17th century\n} Events\n*January 24 - Battle of Turnhout.
Maurice of Nassau defeats a Spanish force under Jean de Rie of Varas in the Netherlands\n* The first opera is considered to have been written.\n* Bali discovered by the Dutch explorer Cornelis Houtman Births\n* Pieter Saenredam, Dutch painter Deaths\n* Willem Barents, Dutch navigator and explorer.
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 List of battles 14011800 - ExampleProblems.com
Battle of Tannenberg) on July 15 Polish and Lithuanian army under Wladislaus II of Poland break the spine of the Teutonic Knights under Ulrich von Jungingen
1421 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.
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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 1597   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Established in 1597, the oldest winery of the Americas is located in Monterrey.
The most famous of the Japanese martyrs are the twenty-six who were crucified in Nagasaki in 1597, but thousands of other Japanese died for the faith between 1560 and 1860.
The most famous of the Japanese martyrs are the 26 who were crucified in Nagasaki in 1597, but thousands of other Japanese died for the faith between 1560 and 1860.
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 Encyclopedia: Willem Barents
Barents' vessel, after rounding the north of Novaya Zemlya, was trapped in the ice and the crew was compelled to winter on Novaya Zemlya, cannibalising their ship's superstructure and spare timber to build a lodge.
Since the ship was not released by the ice early in 1597, Barents party left her in two open boats on June 13, 1597 and most of the crew escaped.
Barents himself, however, died on June 20, 1597.
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 War
For instance, 71 battle names appear under the War of the American Revolution and 166 campaigns and battles are listed for World War II; in addition, many more actions appear in the text.
The lists of battles are intended as a guide, so that readers may trace the course of a war by its battles.
Gallic Wars 58-52 BC Julius Caesar's Legions vs. the Helvetians, Germans, Gauls of southern France and, in one battle, the Britons.
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 List of battles 1401-1800
Battle of Grunwald or Battle of Zalgiris) July 15 Poles and Lithuanians defeat Teutonic Knights
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.
1600 Battle of Nieuwpoort June 2 Battle between Dutch (led by Prince Mauritz) and Spanish army, led by Albrecht, archduke of Austria.
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 1597 - Japan
Year 1597 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar).
August 28 - Battle of Chilcheollyang: a naval battle in which the Japanese fleet defeat the Koreans.
October 26 - Battle of Myeongnyang: a victory for the Koreans, commanded by Yi Sunsin, over the Japanese.
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 1597 Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Looking For 1597 - Find 1597 and more at Lycos Search.
Look for 1597 - Find 1597 at one of the best sites the Internet has to offer!
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 Articles - History of Belgium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The Germans were stopped by the allied at the frontline along the Yser, the battle of the Yser.
Due to the hundreds of thousands of casualties, the poppies that sprang up from the battlefield and that were immortalised in the poem In Flanders Fields, have become an emblem of human life lost in war.
Well-known "battles" (quite harmless ones indeed) found place in Voeren between the Taal Aktie Komitee and the Walloon leader Jose Happart.
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 Dictionary battle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
, conflict, fight, engagement -- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
-- an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"
, combat -- battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Nothern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"
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 January Military History
Battle of Kinsale: Hugh O'Neil is defeated by the English
Battle of Nancy: Swiss defeat Charles the Bold of Burgundy.
Battle of the Isle of Islay: Lord Somerled of the Isles defeats the Danes
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-1214 Philip Augustus defeats John of England and Otto IV of Germany at Battle of Bouvines; Frederick II is Emperor.
-1315 Leopold of Austria defeated by Swiss Confederation at Battle of Morgarten.
-1571 Battle of Lepanto: Spanish and Venetian naval force defeats Ottoman Turks.
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 Holland from 1581 - 1697 The history of the Lowlands during the 80 years war with Spain, The Republic of the Seven ...
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.
Aremberg was killed in the battle, as was William's brother Adolf.
The capture of Brill (Den Briel) in 1572 by the Sea-Beggars led to the submission of the greater part of Holland and Zeeland to the authority of the prince of Orange, who, as Stadtholder, summoned the states of Holland to meet at Dordrecht in August 1572.
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 History News Network
The melody can be traced back to 1597 and is probably older than that.
That was the date of the Battle of Turnhout, in which Prince Maurice of Orange defeated the Spanish occupiers of a town in what is now the Netherlands.
It appears likely that Dutch Protestants--who were forbidden from practicing their religion under the Catholic King Philip II of Spain--celebrated the victory by borrowing the familiar folk melody and giving it new words.
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 Wat betekent? - Index 67   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Slag_bij_Turnhout_(1597) en:Battle of Turnhout (1597) Gedurende de Tachtigjarige oorlog lag Turnhout in het grensgebied tussen de Noordelijke e...
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