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But for the floating ice which barred his passage of the Meuse, he would have surprised Maestricht; but for the mutiny, which rendered his mercenary soldiers cowards, he might have defeated Avila at Mookerheyde.
In our halt at Maestricht I visited Mr. de Beaufort, a learned critic, who was known to me by his specious arguments against the five first centuries of the Roman History. After dropping my regimental companions, I stepped aside to visit Rotterdam and the Hague.
Parma's feint upon Antwerp He invests Maestricht Deputation and letters from the states-general, from Brussels, and from Parma, to the Walloon provinces Active negotiations by Orange and by Farnese Walloon envoys in Parma's camp before Maestricht Festivities The Treaty of Reconciliation Rejoicings of the royalist party Comedy enacted at the Paris theatres Religious tumults in Antwerp, Utrecht, and other cities Religious Peace enforced by Orange Philip Egmont's unsuccessful attempt upon Brussels Siege of Maestricht Failure at the Tongres gate Mining and countermining Partial destruction of the Tongres ravelin Simultaneous attack upon the Tongres and Bolls-le-Duo gates The Spaniards repulsed with great loss Gradual encroachments of the besiegers Bloody contests The town taken Horrible massacre Triumphal entrance and solemn thanksgiving Calumnious attacks upon Orange Renewed troubles in Ghent Imbue and Dathenus The presence of the Prince solicited Coup d'etat of Imbue Order restored, and Imbue expelled by Orange
After his departure, the prince of Orange laid siege to Maestricht; but meeting with an obstinate resistance, he was obliged, on the approach of Schomberg, who in the mean time had taken Aire, to raise the siege.
The Prince of Orange, feeling the danger of Maestricht, lost no time in warning the states to the necessary measures, imploring them "not to fall asleep in the shade of a peace negotiation," while meantime Parma threw two bridges over the Meuse, above and below the city, and then invested the place so closely that all communication was absolutely suspended.
"The Hollanders are good folks," he wrote to Marshal Noailles: "it is said, however, that they are going to declare war against us; they will lose quite as much as we shall." Bergen-op-Zoom was taken and plundered on the 16th of September. Count Lowendahl was made a marshal of France. "Peace is in Maestricht, Sir," was Maurice of Saxony's constant remark to the king.
One gave a vivid account of how the Queen of Holland had killed her husband because he had allowed the Germans to pass through Maestricht; another even more circumstantial story was that England had declared war on Holland, Holland had submitted at once, and England imposed many stringent conditions, of which I only remember two.
They at once attacked and though so inferior in numbers gained a complete victory. Count John of Nassau just contrived to escape, but his fleet was destroyed and 5000 prisoners were taken. The year 1632 witnessed a renewal of military activity and was memorable for the famous siege and capture of Maestricht.
Requesens, feeling the gravity of the occasion, had issued orders for an immediate levy of eight thousand cavalry in Germany, with a proportionate number of infantry. At the same time he had directed Don Bernardino de Mendoza, with some companies of cavalry, then stationed in Breda, to throw himself without delay into Maestricht.
The different bodies of the confederate forces joined each other and encamped in the neighbourhood of Euremond, to the number of one hundred and ten thousand men; and the French army invested Maestricht, without opposition, on the third day of April.
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