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	Life of George Monck by C. H. Firth, 1894
		At the siege of Breda, in 1637, Monck led the forlorn hope in the assault on one of the outworks of the town (Henry HEXHAM, Brief Relation of the Siege of Breda, 1637, p.
		These were followed by a series of declarations to the army, the churches, and the nation (True Narrative of the Proceedings in Parliament, Council of State, General Council of the Army, etc., from Sept. 22 to this present, 4to, 1659).
		Price himself was charged to draw up a letter from the army in Scotland to the parliament, declaring for a full and free parliament and for the known laws and liberties of the nation.
	www.generalmonck.com /biography.htm (11604 words)

	breda
		In 1637 Breda was recaptured by Frederick Henry of Orange after a four months siege, and in 1648 it was finally ceded to Holland by the Treaty of Westphalia.
		The surrender of Breda in 1625, after a ten months siege, to the Spaniards under Spinola was memorialized by Diego Velasquez.
		Breda (population 160,000) is a city in the southern part of the Netherlands, in the province of Noord-Brabant.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /breda.html (11604 words)

	AMBROSE SPINOLA - LoveToKnow Article on AMBROSE SPINOLA
		After the renewal of the war with Holland in 1621 he gained the most renowned victory of his careerthe capture of Breda after a long siege (Aug. 28, 1624June 5, 1625) and in spite of the most strenuous efforts of the prince of Orange (Frederick Henry) to save it.
		Spinolas health broke down, and, having been robbed of his money, grudged the compensation he asked for his children and disgraced in the presence of the enemy, he died on the 25th of September 1630 at the siege of Casale, muttering the words honor and reputation.
		After it was signed he retained his post, and had among other duties to conduct the negotiations with France when the prince of Condb fled to Flanders with his wife in order to put her beyond the reach of the senile admiration of Henry IV.
	www.1911ency.org /S/SP/SPINOLA_AMBROSE.htm (11604 words)

	Breda captured and recaptured 1581-1637, Siege by Spinola, 1624-1625
		Breda captured and recaptured 1581-1637, Siege by Spinola, 1624-1625
	stadsarchief.breda.nl /actueel/Breda_750/Juni/Spinola/SpinolaFrame_E.htm (9 words)

	Breda (Netherlands) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The surrender of Breda in 1625, after a ten months siege, to the Spaniards under Spinola was memorialized by
		Breda was captured by surprise by the Spaniards in 1581, but in 1590 it fell again into the hands of Maurice of Nassau, 68 picked men contriving to get into the town concealed under the turf in a peat-boat.
		Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Breda_(Netherlands) (9 words)

	Breda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1637 Breda was recaptured by Frederick Henry of Orange after a four months siege, and in 1648 it was finally ceded to the Netherlands by the Treaty of Westphalia.
		Breda was captured by surprise by the Spaniards in 1581, but in 1590 it fell again into the hands of Maurice of Nassau, 68 picked men contriving to get into the town concealed under the turf in a peat-boat.
		Breda was a fortified city of strategic significance in North Brabant.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Breda (745 words)

	WHKMLA : History of the Netherlands - The Dutch Revolt, 1572-1609
		List of coins issued in the Southern Netherlands during the revolt : Francis of Anjou 1581-1584, Siege of Antwerp 1584-1585, Estates of Flanders, 1583-1584, Siege of Breda 1577, Siege of Maastricht 1579, Siege of Brussels 1579-1585, Siege of Tournai, 1581, Siege of Oudenaarde, 1583, Siege of Ypres, 1583, from muntstukken.be, in Dutch, no images
		The Spanish laid siege to HAARLEM, the capital of Holland (1572-73), which was sacked, it's garrison massacred.
		The Spanish now laid siege to LEIDEN; when the Geuzen opened the floodgates and the water level rose, the Spanish had to withdraw and the city was saved.
	www.zum.de /whkmla/region/lowcountries/dutchrevolt.html (745 words)

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	WHKMLA : Dutch Revolt, (1566) 1579-1648
		The siege of Alkmaar (Aug.-Oct. 1573) was abandoned; on Oct. 11th 1573 a Spanish fleet on the Zuiderzee was defeated by the Watergeuzen, her commander taken prisoner.
		Spanish forces laid siege to Haarlem, the capital of Holland (Dec. 1572); the city surrendered July 12th; the defenders were executed.
		In 1624 the Spaniards laid siege to Breda; the city fell in 1625.
	www.zum.de /whkmla/military/16cen/dutchrevolt.html (745 words)

	WHKMLA : History of the Netherlands - The Dutch Revolt, 1572-1609
		List of coins issued in the Southern Netherlands during the revolt : Francis of Anjou 1581-1584, Siege of Antwerp 1584-1585, Estates of Flanders, 1583-1584, Siege of Breda 1577, Siege of Maastricht 1579, Siege of Brussels 1579-1585, Siege of Tournai, 1581, Siege of Oudenaarde, 1583, Siege of Ypres, 1583, from muntstukken.be, in Dutch, no images
		The Spanish army was superior on the battlefield and experienced in laying siege; BRUGES, YPRES and GHENT fell in 1584, BRUSSELS and ANTWERP in 1585.
		As commander of the Dutch army, Maurice took a number of Spanish-held fortresses by siege : Nijmegen and Zutphen, 1591; Steenwijk and Coevorden, 1592; Groningen, 1594; Oldenzaal, Enschede and Grol, 1597, thus clearing the stretch to the north of the Rhine from Spanish troops.
	www.stabi.hs-bremerhaven.de /gbs2/whkmla/region/lowcountries/dutchrevolt.html (1673 words)

	Germany, the Stem Duchies & Marches
		Conducting the siege at Acre was King Richard I of England, whom Leopold then kidnapped on his way home and held for ransom in Austria.
		The county of Nassau was divided in 1255 ("prima divisio") by Walram and Otto, sons of Count Henry II the Rich.
		The defeat of Henry the Lion by Frederick I (when Bavaria was conferred upon the Wittelsbachs, who retained it thereafter) and then of Otto IV by Philip of Swabia and the supporters of his nephew, Frederick II, doomed further Welf prospects.
	www.friesian.com /germany.htm (1673 words)

	MWwk1DutchRevolt
		28 August 1624 to 15 June 1625: Siege of Breda
		5 July 1601 to 20 September 1604: Siege of Ostend
		11 December 1572 to 15 July 1573: Alba’s siege of Haarlem
	home.midsouth.rr.com /css/MWwk1DutchRevolt.html (1673 words)

	Life of George Monck by C. H. Firth, 1894
		At the siege of Breda, in 1637, Monck led the forlorn hope in the assault on one of the outworks of the town (Henry HEXHAM, Brief Relation of the Siege of Breda, 1637, p.
		Funerary armor of George Monck in Westminster Abbey
		Born 6 Dec. 1608 at Potheridge, near Torrington in Devonshire, was the second son of Sir Thomas Monck, knight, by Elizabeth, daughter of Sir George Smith of Maydford in the same county (Thomas GUMBLE, Life of Monck, 1671, p.
	www.generalmonck.com /biography.htm (1673 words)

	Las Lanzas, por Velásquez
		It was on 5 June 1625, ten years before this picture was painted, that Justin von Nassau, the commanding officer of Breda, surrendered the city to the Genoese Ambrosio Spinola, commander of the Spanish forces.
		After a long siege Spinola learned from an intercepted letter that the defendants were in desperate straits, short of both equipment and food, and he therefore proposed that von Nassau should freely surrender rather than continue the bloodshed.
		Breda was one of the border fortresses of the Netherlands, a military base which had long been a bone of contention, alternately seized by the Spaniards or returned to the Princes of Orange.
	www.safran-arts.com /42day/art/art4aug/velasqez/breda.html (1673 words)

	callot
		It should be noted that the King of Spain in Madrid opposed the siege but the Government of the Spanish Netherlands in Brussels saw the capture of Breda as essential to the maintenance of its political power.
		Breda surrended to Spain on June 5, 1625 and a few days later the Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia, who became the regent of the Spanish Netherlands at the death of her husband in 1621, triumphantly entered the city.
		At the beginning of February 1626, Callot returned to Nancy with the necessary documents to execute the commission, although it is not documented that Callot actually went to Breda.
	www.pitt.edu /~arthome/callot/m/m.htm (1409 words)

	BREDA - LoveToKnow Article on BREDA
		In 1637 Breda was recaptured by Frederick Henry of Orange after a four months siege, and in 1648 it was finally ceded to Holland by the treaty of Westphalia.
		History.Breda was in the 11th century a direct fief of the Holy Roman Empire, its earliest known lord being Henry I. (1098 1125), in.
		Breda also derives some celebrity from the various political congresses of which it has been the scene.
	84.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BR/BREDA.htm (1409 words)

	Articles - Ambrosio Spinola, marquÃ©s de los Balbases
		After the renewal of the war with Holland in 1621 he gained the most renowned victory of his career, namely the capture of Breda after a long siege ( August 28, 1624 - June 5, 1625) and in spite of the most strenuous efforts of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange to save it.
		Spinola could not prevent Frederick Henry of Nassau from taking Groll, a good set-off for Breda.
		After it was signed he retained his post, and had among other duties to conduct the negotiations with France when the prince of CondÃ© fled to Flanders with his wife in order to put her beyond the reach of the senile admiration of Henry IV of France.
	www.wadso.com /articles/Ambrosio_Spinola,_marqués_de_los_Balbases (1409 words)

	Prince Rupert of the Rhine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		At an early age he took to soldiering and fought alongside Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange at the siege of Rheinberg in 1633 and at Breda in 1638 - see Eighty Years' War.
		For some time after this Rupert commanded the troops formed of English exiles in the French army, and received a wound at Marshal de Gassion's siege of La Bassée in 1647.
		Rupert became General of the Horse, and his reputation prospered after routing a Parliamentarian force at Powick Bridge (23 September 1642); however he overextended himself at the Battle of Edgehill (23 October 1642) and left the Royalist forces unsupported by cavalry at a critical time which cost them the victory and led almost to defeat.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prince_Rupert (1409 words)

	Prince Rupert of The Rhine Encyclopedia Article @ LocalColorArt.com
		At an early age he took to soldiering and fought alongside Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange at the siege of Rheinberg in 1633 and at Breda in 1638 - see Eighty Years' War.
		For some time after this Rupert commanded the troops formed of English exiles in the French army, and received a wound at Marshal de Gassion's siege of La Bassée in 1647.
		Rupert became General of the Horse, and his reputation prospered after routing a Parliamentarian force at Powick Bridge (23 September 1642); however he overextended himself at the Battle of Edgehill (23 October 1642) and left the Royalist forces unsupported by cavalry at a critical time which cost them the victory and led almost to defeat.
	www.localcolorart.com /encyclopedia/Prince_Rupert_of_the_Rhine (1118 words)

	Prince Rupert of the Rhine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		At an early age he took to soldiering and fought alongside Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange at the siege of Rheinberg in 1633 and at Breda in 1638 - see Eighty Years' War.
		For some time after this Rupert commanded the troops formed of English exiles in the French army, and received a wound at Marshal de Gassion's siege of La Bassée in 1647.
		Rupert became General of the Horse, and his reputation prospered after routing a Parliamentarian force at Powick Bridge (23 September 1642); however he overextended himself at the Battle of Edgehill (23 October 1642) and left the Royalist forces unsupported by cavalry at a critical time which cost them the victory and led almost to defeat.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prince_Rupert_of_the_Rhine (1007 words)

	Prince Rupert of The Rhine Encyclopedia Article @ StardustMemories.com
		At an early age he took to soldiering and fought alongside Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange at the siege of Rheinberg in 1633 and at Breda in 1638 - see Eighty Years' War.
		For some time after this Rupert commanded the troops formed of English exiles in the French army, and received a wound at Marshal de Gassion's siege of La Bassée in 1647.
		Rupert became General of the Horse, and his reputation prospered after routing a Parliamentarian force at Powick Bridge (23 September 1642); however he overextended himself at the Battle of Edgehill (23 October 1642) and left the Royalist forces unsupported by cavalry at a critical time which cost them the victory and led almost to defeat.
	www.stardustmemories.com /encyclopedia/Prince_Rupert_of_the_Rhine (1118 words)

	Diego Velázquez
		Velázquez's contribution to the cycle of battle pictures included the Surrender of Breda (1634, Prado), which portrays a magnanimous Spanish general receiving the leader of defeated Flemish troops after the siege of the town of Breda in 1624.
		Velázquez's second major series of paintings from the 1630s is a group of hunting portraits of the royal family for the Torre de la Parada, a hunting lodge near Madrid.
		Diego Velázquez was a Spanish painter of the baroque period who, with Francisco de Goya (Romanticist artist) and El Greco (Renaissance artist), forms the great triumvirate of Spanish painting.
	arthistory.heindorffhus.dk /frame-Velazquez.htm (1358 words)

	Richard Newman of Fifehead
		Ralph was removed from the prince's council in Breda Holland and retired to Wesel, because as a Puritan and his distrust of the Scots, he opposed the plan for a Scottish Army to enter England, restoring the prince to the throne and establishing Presbyterianism as the national religion.
		The prince's council and chief commanders met at Tavistock and deployment of the royalist forces was agreed, which was to move the army via Torrington to Exeter and to engage and defeat the New Model Army under Fairfax and thus relieve the siege of Exeter.
		Ralph from his sick bed organised the defence of Devizes as Waller laid siege.
	www.newman-family-tree.net /Sir-Ralph-Hopton.html (4759 words)

	War and Peace in the Visual Arts
		His “The Surrender of Breda” (1634-35) shows Justin of Nassau handing the keys of the besieged Dutch city of Breda to the Marchese Spinola in 1625 after the city had endured a terrible 10 month siege.
		Century) – Hicks was a Pennsylvania Quaker who painted an idealized image of lions, tigers, goats and lambs sitting peacefully in a glade with a man, woman and child (Keegan, p.
		century English portrait of “Elizabeth I” (one of the so-called Amada Portraits) Queen Elizabeth, dressed in the height of French fashion, is shown with one hand on a globe of the world and the other on the hilt of a sword.
	homepage.mac.com /dmhart/WarArt/WarAndPeace.html (4759 words)

	WHKMLA : Dutch Revolt, (1566) 1579-1648
		Spain was on the defensive, mainly because of the inability to continue financing an offensive war (and because they had wasted too much resources on the attempted invasion of England (Spanish Armada 1588) and in expeditions on Paris to break the siege of that city.
		In 1624 the Spaniards laid siege to Breda; the city fell in 1625.
		Now the Dutch had cleared the Spanish out of the territory to the north of the Rhine, with the exception of Oldenzaal and Groenlo.
	www.zum.de /whkmla/military/16cen/dutchrevolt.html (1935 words)

	THE WONDERS OF THE MOST HIGH (A 125 YEAR HISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDS 1550-1675) by ABRAHAM VAN DE VELDE
		There was Wezel the lock to our land, and key to West-Phalia; Maastricht, Rijnberk, Breda, 't Huis te Gennip, Dalen, s'Hertogenbosch-Raden, Valkenburg, Gemert, Sas van Gent; Hulst, the door to Flanders with all its forts, almost 30; besides them, several other places and strongholds became pearls on the triumphal crown of this Republic.
		That is how some people gave what was necessary to bring the siege to a desired end, after they intercepted some letters from the besieged city, telling of the situation within its walls.
		van Sande, whom I rather praise, because his History of the Republic is short, concise and generally his work may be had for little money; also because his history of the fatherland is completed until very recent times.
	www.swrb.com /newslett/actualnls/Wonders.htm (1935 words)

	George Goring
		In 1633 his father-in-law bought him a commission as a colonel and fought at the Siege of Breda in 1637.
		When he was 21 he married Lettice Boyle, the daughter of the Earl of Cork.
		George Goring, the son of the 1st Earl of Norwich, was born in 1628.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /STUgoringG.htm (376 words)

	International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) Artist Profile
		Called to work on "The Siege of Breda" and the "Capture of La Rochelle" in 1625, it was later in Paris that Callot produced some of his most notable topographical works.
		Callot was also interested in "grotesque" subjects, producing small plates of hunchbacks and beggars.
		Prints such as " Florentine Fete" (1619) illustrate Callot's ability to render hundreds of figures in a unified composition - a skill that was probably influenced by the work of Bosch and Bruegel.
	www.printdealers.com /artist_template.cfm?id=227 (376 words)

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