- The most
successful group of them
operated at sea, and so were
called Watergeuzen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋaːtərɣøːzə(n)]; lit. 'Water Beggars'; French:...
- The
Capture of
Brielle by the
Watergeuzen, on 1
April 1572
marked a
turning point in the
uprising of the Low
Countries against Spain in the
Eighty Years'...
-
French connections as
governor of the prin****lity of Orange. In 1572
Watergeuzen had
captured the city of
Brielle and
claimed it for William. Soon most...
- of
Orange emerged as the
leader of
armed resistance. He
financed the
Watergeuzen,
refugee Protestants who
formed bands of
corsairs and
raided the coastal...
-
Habsburgs during the
Eighty Years' War, the
naval forces of the rebels, the
Watergeuzen,
established their first permanent base in 1572 in the town of Brill...
-
these flags to fly on
their warships. The
naval flag was used by the
Watergeuzen (Gueux de mer, "Sea Beggars"), the pro-Dutch
privateers during the Dutch...
-
April of the next year,
Calvinist forces and a
rebel group called the
Watergeuzen (Sea Beggars)
captured Brielle (Den Briel) and
later Vlissingen (Flushing)...
- 1574,
during the
Eighty Years War of
Dutch independence, a
group of
Watergeuzen burnt down
Vlaardingen as
commanded by
William of
Orange to
prevent the...
-
oppressed under the
harsh Spanish rule and
eventually joining the
rebellious Watergeuzen.
Operation Hush "Bevolking per
gemeente op 1
januari 2022". Statbel....
-
Gorinchem grew to be the
eighth city of Holland. On 9 July 1572, the
Watergeuzen (Dutch
rebels against Spanish rule)
conquered the city and
captured 19...
