Ferdinand Alvarez de Toledo1572
Defeated by the people of Alkmaar, prepared to open the dykes rather than surrender
Spain · Warfare / Dutch Independence. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Defeated by the people of Alkmaar, prepared to open the dykes rather than surrender
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