Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 35
l contrast to this event wasthe capture of Antwerp and the brutal treatmentof its citizens by Don John of Austria, who hadsucceeded Requesans as commander of the Span-ish forces. The horror of Antwerps fate only served todraw some of the provinces closer together, andin 1579 many of them pledged… … THE REGENTS OF THE HOSPITAL FOR POOR CHILDREN. FROM A PAINTING BY JAN DE BRAY. Alva, whose cruelties had served to rouse thepatriotism of the people, was recalled and wassucceeded by Requesans. the Grand Commander.The siege of Leyden followed. But, when thecity had been reduced to dire extremity,…
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