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Siege of Alkmaar
Defeated by the people of Alkmaar, prepared to open the dykes rather than surrender
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Alkmaar in Spain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Defeated by the people of Alkmaar, prepared to open the dykes rather than surrender
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