Definition of Watergeuzen. Meaning of Watergeuzen. Synonyms of Watergeuzen

- 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'...
- of Orange emerged as the leader of armed resistance. He financed the Watergeuzen, refugee Protestants who formed bands of corsairs and raided the coastal...
- April of the next year, Calvinist forces and a rebel group called the Watergeuzen (Sea Beggars) captured Brielle (Den Briel) and later Vlissingen (Flushing)...
- victorious. On 1 April of that year Calvinists and a group called the Watergeuzen (Sea Beggars) conquered Brielle (Den Briel) and later Flushing. In June...
- 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...
- 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...
- 1461. This castle was already demolished in 1578. On 9 July 1572, the Watergeuzen (Dutch rebels against Spanish rule) conquered the city and captured 19...
- William II de La Marck (1542–1578), Dutch Lord of Lumey and admiral of the Watergeuzen William II, Prince of Orange (1626–1650), stadtholder of the United Provinces...