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The trumpet of recal was sounded, and the Spaniards, utterly discomfited, retired from the walls, leaving at least one thousand dead in the trenches, while only thirteen burghers and twenty-four of the garrison lost their lives. Thus was Alkmaar preserved for a little longer thus a large and well-appointed army signally defeated by a handful of men fighting for their firesides and altars.
His body was then to be cut in four, and a quarter fastened upon different towers of the city of Alkmaar, for it was that city, recently so famous for its heroic resistance to the Spanish army, which was now sullied by all this cold-blooded atrocity.
He bore the standard of the proud "Castilian" regiment, and when strange troops met him as he entered a city, one man whispered to another: "That is Navarrete, who was in the van at every assault on Haarlem, who, when all fell back before Alkmaar, assailed the walls again, it was not his fault that they were forced to retreat....he turned the scale with his men on Mook-Heath....have you heard the story?
His body was then to be cut in four, and a quarter fastened upon different towers of the city of Alkmaar, for it was that city, recently so famous for its heroic resistance to the Spanish army, which was now sullied by all this cold-blooded atrocity.
He was anxious thoroughly to discharge the duties of a dictatorship without grasping any more of its power than was indispensable to his purpose. But he was alone on that little isthmus, in single combat with the great Spanish monarchy. It was to him that all eyes turned, during the infinite horrors of the Harlem sieges and in the more prosperous leaguer of Alkmaar. What he could do he did.
That night was a busy one in Alkmaar. Few thought of sleeping, and before morning the lists were all prepared, the companies mustered, officers chosen, posts on the walls assigned to them, and every man, woman, and child in Alkmaar knew the nature of the duties they would be called upon to perform. Just before midnight the governor left.
Conquest did not mean pacification. Haarlem after a prolonged and desperate resistance, fell in July, and the garrison was put to the sword; but there was no hint of yielding on the part of the Hollanders. When the Spaniards advanced on Alkmaar, they were threatened with the opening of the dykes.
You are young indeed, sir, to have passed through such perilous adventures; and I would fain hear from your lips the account of the deliverance of Leyden, and of such other matters as you have taken part in." The queen then seated herself, and Ned related modestly the events at Leyden, Haarlem, Alkmaar, and the two sea fights in which he had taken part.
This victory, following so hard upon the triumph at Alkmaar, was as gratifying to the patriots as it was galling to Alva. As his administration drew to a close, it was marked by disaster and disgrace on land and sea.
Position of Alva Hatred entertained for him by elevated personages Quarrels between him and Medina Coeli Departure of the latter Complaints to the King by each of the other Attempts at conciliation addressed by government to the people of the Netherlands Grotesque character of the address Mutinous demonstration of the Spanish troops Secret overtures to Orange Obedience, with difficulty, restored by Alva Commencement of the siege of Alkmaar Sanguinary menaces of the Duke Encouraging and enthusiastic language of the Prince Preparations in Alkmaar for defence The first assault steadily repulsed Refusal of the soldiers to storm a second time Expedition of the Carpenter-envoy Orders of the Prince to flood the country The Carpenter's despatches in the enemy's hands Effect produced upon the Spaniards The siege raised Negotiations of Count Louis with France Uneasiness and secret correspondence of the Duke Convention with the English government Objects pursued by Orange Cruelty of De la Marck His dismissal from office and subsequent death Negotiations with France Altered tone of the French court with regard to the St.
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