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... army of the Prince of Orange , or , what was more likely , go to sea in one of the merchant vessels that sailed from Amsterdam . The first that we hear of him is in the year 1595 , when he was twenty - seven years old , and went with an ...
... army of the Prince of Orange , or , what was more likely , go to sea in one of the merchant vessels that sailed from Amsterdam . The first that we hear of him is in the year 1595 , when he was twenty - seven years old , and went with an ...
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... army under the cruel Duke of Alva , who killed , and robbed , and im- prisoned everybody who would not pay him great sums of money and go to the Roman Catholic Church . Then he sent a wretched man to the Prince of Orange , who had sold ...
... army under the cruel Duke of Alva , who killed , and robbed , and im- prisoned everybody who would not pay him great sums of money and go to the Roman Catholic Church . Then he sent a wretched man to the Prince of Orange , who had sold ...
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... army marched up a narrow street without meeting a soldier . They had taken a couple of small cannon to batter the gate ; but when they arrived at the ditch a man looked over the wall with a white flag , politely opened the gate , let ...
... army marched up a narrow street without meeting a soldier . They had taken a couple of small cannon to batter the gate ; but when they arrived at the ditch a man looked over the wall with a white flag , politely opened the gate , let ...
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... army . When this had all been done quietly , and with the greatest patience and good humour , the time came to put it into practice . It will be remembered that I told you already about the pirates of Dunkerque , who were in partner ...
... army . When this had all been done quietly , and with the greatest patience and good humour , the time came to put it into practice . It will be remembered that I told you already about the pirates of Dunkerque , who were in partner ...
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... army ; a formidable armada was expected to sail from Corunna in another month or so , a dozen Dunkerque pirates would meet them half way in the Bay of Biscay , who , with their knowledge of the rivers , and all the ins and outs of the ...
... army ; a formidable armada was expected to sail from Corunna in another month or so , a dozen Dunkerque pirates would meet them half way in the Bay of Biscay , who , with their knowledge of the rivers , and all the ins and outs of the ...
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Admiral Tromp Admiral's afterwards already Amsterdam anchor army ashore attack Ayscue battle began Blake boats broadside captain Charles coast command Cornelis Tromp courage Crown 8vo D'Oquendo danger deck defeated Dunkerque Dutch Admiral Dutch fleet enemy engagement England English fleet Evertsen father fight fire fire-ship flag followed fought French friends fury George Ayscue guns Hague hand Heemskerk Holland honour hundred immediately Johan Evertsen John de Witt King knew land London looked masts men-of-war merchantmen Michiel Monk morning Netherlands never night o'clock once ordered Pensionary Piet Hein pirates port Prince of Orange Prince Rupert prisoners Provinces received remained retire returned round Rupert Ruyter sailed sailors salute scarcely sent ship shore shot side signalled silver fleet soldiers Spaniards Spanish Spanish fleet splendid squadron Stadtholder States-General terrific Texel thing thousand told town Tromp vessels Vice-Admiral victory Wassenaer whole wind wounded
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