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Battle of Zwartewaal

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was also the acknowledged Countess of Holland and Zeeland. All of which was to be inherited by her son. She was supported by the Hook party. William was lieutenant for his mother in Holland and Zeeland. After a first attempt to seize power from his mother in Holland, William was placed in confinement
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The battle of Zwartewaal would prove decisive. Zeeland again submitted to William. Margaret hoped for English mediation, but by December 1351 she had only Geertruidenberg, Vredelant Castle on the border with Utrecht, and
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and brought him to Holland. William then formally allied himself with the Cod party, which acknowledged him as their count. He also allied with the Bishop of Utrecht. While Dordrecht,
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had economic interests in the Low Countries. Margaret was prepared to temporary appoint him as 'guardian' of Holland and Zeeland in return for his support. In Zeeland towns like
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Margaret had soldiers from England, Hainault, Zeeland and Walcheren, amongst these many lords, barons, knights and squires.
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After his defeat at Veere William made thorough preparations for the next battle. He collected an army from Holland,
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Commercial Relations of Holland and Zeeland with England from the late 13th century to the close of the middle ages
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Die cronycke van Hollandt, Zeelandt ende Vrieslant, met die cronike der biscoppen van Uutrecht (Divisiekroniek)
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Margaret's fleet sailed to the mouth of the Meuse. On 4 July 1351 the fleets engaged each other not far from
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were in favor of close political relations with England, because they had so many economic ties with it.
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much of the Meuse flowed to sea through the Oude Maas. Another part flowed further north through the
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left in Holland. William then made peace with England, and Margret only retained Hainault.
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known as 'Merwe' at the time. Since 1904 almost all Meuse water flows through the
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In February 1351 some Cod nobles freed William of Bavaria from Burbant Castle in
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Groot charterboek der graaven van Holland, van Zeeland, en heeren van Vriesland
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Edward III had a mighty fleet, which recently gained victories in the 1340
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De Herlaars in het Midden-Nederlandse rivierengebied (ca. 1075 - ca. 1400)
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and Zierikzee allied with Margaret, William was acknowledged by
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den stride, die wy verwonnen up die Maze by den Zwerten Wale
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William of Bavaria actually referred to the battle as:
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(2017), 1: 459:Margaret, Countess of Hainaut 455:Margaret, Countess of Hainaut 126:Margaret, Countess of Hainaut 41:Naval war in the 14th century 717:Aurelius & De Hamer 2011 705:Aurelius & De Hamer 2011 222:Geertruidenberg (1351-1352) 896: 791:Van Mieris, Frans (1754), 451:William I, Duke of Bavaria 294:Alphen aan den Rijn (1426) 279:Alphen aan den Rijn (1425) 860:Battles involving England 187: 116: 95: 45: 34: 26: 880:History of South Holland 750:, HES Uitgevers, Utrecht 445:The first phase of the 805:Vaderlandsche historie 802:Wagenaar, Jan (1770), 564: 529: 392:Fourth war (1488-1490) 269:Geertruidenberg (1420) 243:Second war (1417-1428) 117:Commanders and leaders 541:St. Elizabeth's flood 527: 490:Edward III of England 335:Third war (1456-1483) 191:First war (1350-1359) 131:Edward III of England 786:, E.J. Brill, Leiden 515:Battle at Zwartewaal 509:Battle of Winchelsea 507:and the August 1350 485:English intervention 431:Battle of Zwartewaal 413:Brouwershaven (1490) 284:Brouwershaven (1426) 139:William V of Holland 22:Battle of Zwartewaal 827: /  775:, Leiden University 755:Blok, P.J. (1923), 632:Van Doornmalen 2017 586:Machteld van Voorne 449:was fought between 361:Scherpenzeel (1481) 319:Utrecht (1423-1429) 77:Cod faction victory 614:Oud Haerlem Castle 539:. Before the 1421 530: 398:Squire Francis War 381:IJsselstein (1482) 304:Zevenbergen (1427) 274:Schoonhoven (1425) 249:Ijsselstein (1417) 875:Hook and Cod wars 870:Conflicts in 1351 547:, and joined the 535:is a town on the 447:Hook and Cod wars 435:Hook and Cod wars 426: 425: 408:Moordrecht (1490) 314:Amersfoort (1427) 212:Zwartewaal (1351) 179:Hook and Cod wars 144: 143: 91: 90: 67:County of Holland 29:Hook and Cod wars 887: 842: 841: 839: 838: 837: 832: 828: 825: 824: 823: 820: 809: 798: 787: 776: 774: 762: 751: 732: 726: 720: 714: 708: 702: 693: 687: 681: 675: 666: 660: 647: 641: 635: 629: 567: 418:Montfoort (1490) 371:Westbroek (1481) 366:Vreeswijk (1481) 309:Wieringen (1427) 259:Dordrecht (1418) 254:Gorinchem (1417) 232:Heemskerk (1359) 217:Zierikzee (1351) 202:Medemblik (1351) 182: 180: 170: 163: 156: 147: 47: 46: 39: 19: 895: 894: 890: 889: 888: 886: 885: 884: 845: 844: 835: 833: 829: 826: 821: 818: 816: 814: 813: 801: 790: 779: 772: 765: 754: 743: 740: 735: 727: 723: 719:, p. 214r. 715: 711: 707:, p. 213v. 703: 696: 690:Van Mieris 1754 688: 684: 676: 669: 661: 650: 642: 638: 630: 626: 622: 609: 597: 574: 522: 517: 505:Battle of Sluys 487: 453:and his mother 443: 427: 422: 346:Deventer (1456) 329:Treaty of Delft 183: 178: 176: 174: 135: 104: 83: 69: 40: 17: 12: 11: 5: 893: 891: 883: 882: 877: 872: 867: 865:1351 in Europe 862: 857: 847: 846: 831:51.91°N 4.34°E 811: 810: 799: 788: 777: 763: 752: 739: 736: 734: 733: 731:, p. 282. 721: 709: 694: 692:, p. 801. 682: 667: 665:, p. 325. 648: 646:, p. 324. 636: 623: 621: 618: 608: 605: 596: 593: 582:West-Friesland 573: 570: 521: 518: 516: 513: 486: 483: 479:West-Friesland 442: 439: 424: 423: 421: 420: 415: 410: 405: 400: 394: 393: 389: 388: 386:Utrecht (1483) 383: 378: 376:Utrecht (1481) 373: 368: 363: 358: 353: 348: 343: 341:Utrecht (1456) 337: 336: 332: 331: 326: 321: 316: 311: 306: 301: 296: 291: 289:Haarlem (1426) 286: 281: 276: 271: 266: 261: 256: 251: 245: 244: 240: 239: 234: 229: 227:Heusden (1359) 224: 219: 214: 209: 204: 199: 197:Naarden (1350) 193: 192: 188: 185: 184: 175: 173: 172: 165: 158: 150: 142: 141: 136: 134: 133: 128: 122: 119: 118: 114: 113: 108: 98: 97: 93: 92: 89: 88: 85: 79: 78: 75: 71: 70: 61: 59: 55: 54: 51: 43: 42: 32: 31: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 892: 881: 878: 876: 873: 871: 868: 866: 863: 861: 858: 856: 853: 852: 850: 843: 840: 807: 806: 800: 796: 795: 789: 785: 784: 778: 771: 770: 764: 760: 759: 753: 749: 748: 742: 741: 737: 730: 729:Wagenaar 1770 725: 722: 718: 713: 710: 706: 701: 699: 695: 691: 686: 683: 680:, p. 24. 679: 674: 672: 668: 664: 659: 657: 655: 653: 649: 645: 640: 637: 634:, p. 95. 633: 628: 625: 619: 617: 615: 606: 604: 602: 594: 592: 589: 587: 583: 579: 571: 569: 566: 560: 558: 554: 550: 546: 542: 538: 534: 526: 519: 514: 512: 510: 506: 501: 499: 495: 491: 484: 482: 480: 476: 472: 468: 463: 462:in Hainault. 460: 456: 452: 448: 440: 438: 436: 432: 419: 416: 414: 411: 409: 406: 404: 401: 399: 396: 395: 391: 390: 387: 384: 382: 379: 377: 374: 372: 369: 367: 364: 362: 359: 357: 356:Leiden (1481) 354: 352: 349: 347: 344: 342: 339: 338: 334: 333: 330: 327: 325: 322: 320: 317: 315: 312: 310: 307: 305: 302: 300: 297: 295: 292: 290: 287: 285: 282: 280: 277: 275: 272: 270: 267: 265: 264:Leiden (1420) 262: 260: 257: 255: 252: 250: 247: 246: 242: 241: 238: 235: 233: 230: 228: 225: 223: 220: 218: 215: 213: 210: 208: 205: 203: 200: 198: 195: 194: 190: 189: 186: 181: 171: 166: 164: 159: 157: 152: 151: 148: 140: 137: 132: 129: 127: 124: 123: 121: 120: 115: 112: 109: 107: 103: 100: 99: 94: 86: 81: 80: 76: 73: 72: 68: 64: 60: 57: 56: 53:3-5 July 1351 52: 49: 48: 44: 38: 33: 30: 25: 20: 812: 804: 793: 782: 768: 757: 746: 724: 712: 685: 678:Kerling 1954 639: 627: 610: 598: 590: 578:Kennemerland 575: 572:Preparations 561: 531: 502: 488: 475:Kennemerland 464: 444: 430: 428: 351:Venlo (1459) 324:Gouda (1428) 299:Hoorn (1426) 237:Delft (1359) 211: 207:Veere (1351) 102:Hook faction 96:Belligerents 836:51.91; 4.34 834: / 557:Bergse Maas 553:Nieuwe Maas 111:Cod faction 82:Territorial 849:Categories 738:References 607:The result 533:Zwartewaal 494:Middelburg 471:Middelburg 403:Lek (1489) 63:Zwartewaal 663:Blok 1923 644:Blok 1923 537:Oude Maas 498:Zierikzee 520:Location 58:Location 27:Part of 819:51°55′N 601:Brielle 441:Context 106:England 84:changes 822:4°20′E 74:Result 773:(PDF) 620:Notes 545:Noord 580:and 496:and 477:and 429:The 50:Date 549:Lek 467:Ath 851:: 697:^ 670:^ 651:^ 437:. 65:, 169:e 162:t 155:v

Index

Hook and Cod wars

Zwartewaal
County of Holland
Hook faction
England
Cod faction
Margaret, Countess of Hainaut
Edward III of England
William V of Holland
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Hook and Cod wars
Naarden (1350)
Medemblik (1351)
Veere (1351)
Zwartewaal (1351)
Zierikzee (1351)
Geertruidenberg (1351-1352)
Heusden (1359)
Heemskerk (1359)
Delft (1359)
Ijsselstein (1417)
Gorinchem (1417)
Dordrecht (1418)
Leiden (1420)
Geertruidenberg (1420)
Schoonhoven (1425)
Alphen aan den Rijn (1425)

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