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Spinola captured the city after a prolonged siege. After its surrender, he gave safe passage to its leaders and soldiers, who were allowed to leave the city with their banners and arms, an extraordinary and magnanimous gesture that made
Spinola famous throughout Europe. Spinola famously argued,
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to lead his first campaign. At this period, the wars of the
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1180:1612–1630
1149:1629–1630
1065:15 October
841:References
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670:Flag of a
636:Las Lanzas
519:Valladolid
456:in October
350:Early life
186:Allegiance
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632:Velázquez
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493:in 1605.
466:with the
464:an action
169:Signature
85:1629–1630
81:In office
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1059:Archived
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692:Olivares
577:Grandeza
526:Brussels
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436:condotta
391:Federico
213:Commands
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1047:Sources
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796:Family
743:Venice
707:Madrid
672:Tercio
593:Jülich
585:Cleves
558:France
515:Ostend
487:Ostend
445:galley
360:Sexten
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739:Milan
735:Genoa
723:Genoa
713:Death
698:from
620:Breda
613:Drais
560:when
468:Dutch
424:Tursi
420:Doria
356:Genoa
197:Spain
139:Genoa
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1067:2008
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