February 1590Approval of Peat Barge PlanMaurice of Nassau
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.
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.
De Heraugiere commanded approximately seventy-five soldiers hidden aboard the peat barge.
Van Bergen brought the concealed assault force through the waterways into Breda Castle.
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.
Maurice entered Breda after the peat-barge assault secured the castle and forced surrender.
Fights at the Battle of Ivry
Captures the strategic town of Breda while Parma is fighting in France
Van Bylaer produced medals commemorating Maurice's capture of Breda by the peat-barge stratagem.
Invents the Compound Microscope
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