- The most
successful group of them
operated at sea, and so were
called Watergeuzen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋaːtərɣøːzə(n)]; lit. 'Water Beggars'; French:...
- of
Orange emerged as the
leader of
armed resistance. He
financed the
Watergeuzen,
refugee Protestants who
formed bands of
corsairs and
raided the coastal...
- the
Capture of
Brielle on
April 1, 1572, by
Protestant rebels, the
Watergeuzen,
marked a
turning point in the conflict, as many
towns in
Holland then...
- 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'...
-
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...
-
April of the next year,
Calvinist forces and a
rebel group called the
Watergeuzen (Sea Beggars)
captured Brielle (Den Briel) and
later Vlissingen (Flushing)...
-
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...
-
Spanish Empire and
groups of
rebels in the
Habsburg Netherlands.
After Watergeuzen (in
English known as "Sea Beggars")
seized several poorly defended towns...
- a
postage stamp in 1972. That was
based on the fact that in 1572 the
Watergeuzen (Gueux de mer, "Sea Beggars"), the pro-Dutch privateers,
captured Den...
- 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...
