"The Fighting Veres.": Lives of Sir Francis Vere, General of the Queen's Forces in the Low Countries, Governor of the Brill and of Portsmouth, and of Sir Horace Vere, General of the English Forces in the Low Countries, Governor of the Brill, Master-general of Ordnance, and Baron Vere of Tilbury |
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afterwards Archduke army attack Barneveldt battle battle of Nieuport Bergen-op-Zoom besiegers Betuwe Breda Brill brother Cadiz called Captain castle cavalry Cecil church command companies Count daughter defence died Duke of Parma dunes Dutch Earl of Essex Earl of Oxford Edward Elizabeth enemy England English Fairfax fleet Flushing force gallant garrison Gate Gertruydenburg governor Grimeston Hague haven Henry Holland horse infantry island Lady land Leicester letter Lord Burleigh Lord Vere Lord Willoughby Maas Mansfelt marched married Middelburg miles military Motley Nassau Netherlands Nieuport night Nymegen officers Ogle Ostend Palatinate Philip pike Prince Maurice Prince of Orange Queen Raleigh ravelin regiment Rheinberg Rhine river Robert sent sergeant-major ships side Sidney siege siege of Ostend Sir Francis Vere Sir Horace Vere Sir John Sir Thomas Sir William Sluys soldiers Spaniards Spanish Spinola tower town troops Vere's village Waal walls wounded young Yssel Zeeland Zutphen Zwin
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Page 96 - General was and being thirsty with excess of bleeding, he called for drink, which was presently brought him; but as he was putting the bottle to his mouth, he saw a poor soldier carried along, who had eaten his last at the same feast, ghastly casting up his eyes at the bottle. Which Sir Philip perceiving, took it from his head before he drank and delivered it to the poor man with these words, 'Thy necessity is yet greater than mine.
Page 467 - Forms for the Imbatteling small or great Bodies demonstrated by the number of a single Company with their Reducements. Very necessary for all such as are Studious in the Art Military. Whereunto is also added the Postures and Beneflciall Use of the Halfe-Pike joyned with the Musket. With the way to draw up the Swedish Brigade. By Colonel William Barriffe.
Page 96 - ... with excess of bleeding, he called for drink, which was presently brought him; but as he was putting the bottle to his mouth he saw a poor soldier carried along, who had eaten his last at the same feast, ghastly casting up his eyes at the bottle; which Sir Philip perceiving, took it from his head before he drank, and delivered it to the poor man with these words: 'Thy necessity is yet greater than mine'.
Page 302 - I dare not take the whole honour of the victory to the poor English troop of 1,600 men ; but leave it to be judged by those that may give their censure, with less suspicion of partiality.
Page 85 - UNDERSTOOD. 489 delighted in it, I confess, because it was near the enemy : but especially having a very fair house in it, and an excellent air, I destined it for my wife ; but, finding how you deal there, and that ill payment in my absence thence might bring forth some mischief, and considering how apt the Queen is to interpret everything to my disadvantage...
Page 70 - ... broken the ancient laws and liberties of all the countries, and in a tyrannous sort have banished, killed and destroyed without order of law within the space of a few months, many of the most ancient and principal persons of the natural nobility that were most worthy of government...