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Balbueno's palace and
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822:
669:2nd Deventer
642:
641:
497:2nd Mechelen
485:
484:
467:1st Deventer
445:
444:
325:1st Mechelen
308:
307:
255:Valenciennes
250:Beeldenstorm
243:
242:
107:
102:Belligerents
34:Part of the
1309:Puerto Rico
1232:East Indies
1177:Puerto Rico
1045:4th Groenlo
1000:Playa Honda
994:East Indies
977:, 1609–1621
935:3rd Groenlo
880:San Andreas
784:2nd Groenlo
744:1st Groenlo
679:Knodsenburg
664:2nd Zutphen
612:1st Zutphen
567:3rd Antwerp
552:Steenbergen
542:2nd Antwerp
452:1st Antwerp
427:Reimerswaal
390:Schoonhoven
380:Mookerheyde
280:Heiligerlee
130:Puerto Rico
82:Puerto Rico
1634:Categories
1611:References
1600:091262762X
1469:References
1390:El Cañuelo
1360:El Morro's
1341:privateers
1319:Background
925:2nd Lingen
890:Nieuwpoort
870:Zaltbommel
809:1st Lingen
789:Bredevoort
472:Borgerhout
375:Valkenburg
350:IJsselmeer
340:Middelburg
295:Le Quesnoy
270:Oosterweel
1427:Aftermath
1280:Aftermath
1216:Itamaracá
1192:Trujillo
1155:The Downs
1130:2nd Cádiz
1113:4th Hulst
1108:3rd Hulst
1093:3rd Venlo
1088:4th Breda
1063:2nd Venlo
1035:3rd Breda
1008:1621–1648
952:2nd Sluis
920:3rd Sluis
910:2nd Grave
853:1599–1609
840:1st Cádiz
799:Ootmarsum
779:1st Meurs
764:2nd Hulst
729:Groningen
684:1st Hulst
659:2nd Breda
617:1st Sluis
592:1st Venlo
587:1st Grave
547:Eindhoven
522:Noordhorn
517:1st Breda
480:1579–1588
440:1576–1579
422:Zuiderzee
395:Zierikzee
385:Oudewater
303:1572–1576
285:Jemmingen
260:Wattrelos
238:1566–1572
1436:See also
1375:flagship
1368:Boquerón
1313:San Juan
1238:Mormugão
1196:Campeche
1187:Abrolhos
1166:Americas
825:Flanders
794:Enschede
769:Turnhout
754:2nd Lier
699:Caudebec
689:Nijmegen
674:Delfzijl
537:1st Lier
462:Rijmenam
457:Gembloux
407:Flushing
290:Jodoigne
78:San Juan
73:Location
1508:6 March
1413:sorties
1248:Malacca
1211:Cabañas
1145:Dunkirk
1030:Fleurus
527:Niezijl
412:Borsele
355:Alkmaar
345:Haarlem
335:Naarden
315:Brielle
225:Origins
1620:
1597:
1570:
1543:
1409:glacis
1347:Battle
1268:Cavite
1263:Manila
1078:Leuven
1020:Jülich
988:Aachen
900:Ostend
845:Azores
759:Calais
582:Boksum
572:Arnhem
532:Lochem
512:Kollum
365:Leiden
275:Dahlen
265:Lannoy
142:
114:
90:Result
1394:siege
1276:Peace
1243:Galle
1135:Slaak
1103:Kallo
1055:Meuse
749:Lippe
694:Rouen
602:Neuss
577:Empel
562:Aalst
557:Ghent
502:Diest
432:Lillo
370:Delft
117:Spain
1618:ISBN
1595:ISBN
1568:ISBN
1541:ISBN
1510:2019
1504:-128
1323:The
1295:The
875:Rees
597:Axel
330:Goes
320:Mons
65:Date
1502:123
1381:.
739:Huy
1636::
1518:^
1476:^
1282:–
1278:–
1065:,
1061:,
227:–
52:,
1603:.
1576:.
1549:.
1512:.
1194:·
1069:)
1057:(
823:·
202:e
195:t
188:v
84:)
56:.
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