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1205:3rd Hulst
1190:3rd Venlo
1185:4th Breda
1160:2nd Venlo
1132:3rd Breda
1105:1621–1648
1049:2nd Sluis
1017:3rd Sluis
1007:2nd Grave
950:1599–1609
937:1st Cádiz
896:Ootmarsum
876:1st Meurs
861:2nd Hulst
826:Groningen
781:1st Hulst
756:2nd Breda
714:1st Sluis
689:1st Venlo
684:1st Grave
644:Eindhoven
619:Noordhorn
614:1st Breda
577:1579–1588
537:1576–1579
519:Zuiderzee
492:Zierikzee
482:Oudewater
400:1572–1576
382:Jemmingen
357:Wattrelos
335:1566–1572
190:Amsterdam
165:Zuiderzee
1335:Mormugão
1293:Campeche
1284:Abrolhos
1263:Americas
922:Flanders
891:Enschede
866:Turnhout
851:2nd Lier
796:Caudebec
786:Nijmegen
771:Delfzijl
634:1st Lier
559:Rijmenam
554:Gembloux
504:Flushing
387:Jodoigne
251:30 ships
246:24 ships
241:Strength
160:Location
1591:52°33′N
1412:Prelude
1345:Malacca
1308:Cabañas
1242:Dunkirk
1127:Fleurus
624:Niezijl
509:Borsele
452:Alkmaar
442:Haarlem
432:Naarden
412:Brielle
322:Origins
230: (
83:scholar
1594:5°10′E
1571:
1546:
1521:
1458:Battle
1449:, the
1432:Geuzen
1426:rebels
1365:Cavite
1360:Manila
1175:Leuven
1117:Jülich
1085:Aachen
997:Ostend
942:Azores
856:Calais
679:Boksum
669:Arnhem
629:Lochem
609:Kollum
462:Leiden
372:Dahlen
362:Lannoy
177:Result
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78:
71:
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56:
1402:Dutch
1373:Peace
1340:Galle
1232:Slaak
1200:Kallo
1152:Meuse
846:Lippe
791:Rouen
699:Neuss
674:Empel
659:Aalst
654:Ghent
599:Diest
529:Lillo
467:Delft
213:Spain
167:(now
90:JSTOR
76:books
1569:ISBN
1544:ISBN
1519:ISBN
1491:Alva
1468:wind
1447:tons
1392:The
972:Rees
694:Axel
427:Goes
417:Mons
152:Date
62:news
1430:de
836:Huy
233:POW
45:by
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1158:,
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