1590
Approval of Peat Barge Plan
Maurice approved the plan to infiltrate Breda Castle using soldiers concealed beneath peat.
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Maurice approved the plan to infiltrate Breda Castle using soldiers concealed beneath peat.
Hohenlohe reached Breda with cavalry as the surprised defenders abandoned resistance.
De Heraugiere's men emerged from the barge and surprised the castle garrison before dawn.
De Heraugiere commanded approximately seventy-five soldiers hidden aboard the peat barge.
Vere accompanied the Dutch-English force supporting Maurice's capture of Breda.
Maurice entered Breda after the peat-barge assault secured the castle and forced surrender.
Lanzavecchia's Italian garrison was surprised when Dutch soldiers emerged inside Breda Castle.
Van Bergen proposed using his regular peat barge to carry hidden soldiers into Spanish-held Breda.
De Heraugiere investigated Breda's defences and confirmed that the peat barge entered with little inspection.
Van Bergen brought the concealed assault force through the waterways into Breda Castle.
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