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Effects of the Nieuport campaign The general and the statesman The Roman empire and the Turk Disgraceful proceedings of the mutinous soldiers in Hungary The Dunkirk pirates Siege of Ostend by the Archduke Attack on Rheinberg by Prince Maurice Siege and capitulation of Meura Attempt on Bois-le-Duc Concentration of the war at Ostend Account of the belligerents Details of the siege Feigned offer of Sir Francis Vere to capitulate Arrival of reinforcements from the States Attack and overthrow of the besiegers.
Effects of the Nieuport campaign The general and the statesman The Roman empire and the Turk Disgraceful proceedings of the mutinous soldiers in Hungary The Dunkirk pirates Siege of Ostend by the Archduke Attack on Rheinberg by Prince Maurice Siege and capitulation of Meura Attempt on Bois-le-Duc Concentration of the war at Ostend Account of the belligerents Details of the siege Feigned offer of Sir Francis Vere to capitulate Arrival of reinforcements from the States Attack and overthrow of the besiegers.
Nothing could induce the stadholder, who held an observing position at Wesel, with his back against the precious watery quadrilateral, to risk the defence of those most vital lines of the Yssel and the Waal. While attempting to save Rheinberg, he felt it possible that he might lose Nymegen, or even Utrecht. The swift but wily Genoese was not to be trifled with or lost sight of an instant.
At the commencement of the year a portion of the bishopric was still in the control of the deposed Protestant elector Gebhard Truchsess, assisted of course by the English and the States. The city of Cologne was held by the Catholic elector, Ernest of Bavaria, bishop of Liege; but Neusz and Rheinberg were in the hands of the Dutch republic.
For this extensive and important operation, he was to receive 20,000 florins a month from the general exchequer; and in addition he was to be allowed the brandschatz the black-mail, that is to say of the whole country-side, and the taxation upon all vessels going up and down the river before Rheinberg; an ad valorem duty, in short, upon all river-merchandise, assessed and collected in summary fashion.
On the 23rd August, having crossed the Rhine at Rheinberg, they reached Olfen in the country of Benthem, ten miles from Coeworden. Here they threw up rockets and made other signals that relief was approaching the town.
The whole electorate of Cologne had become the constant seat of partisan warfare, and the resort of organised bands of brigands. Truchsess had fled to Delft, where he had been countenanced and supported by Orange. Two cities still held for him, Rheinberg and Neuss.
More than half the force was destroyed. On the side of the Netherlands eight men only fell. With the spring began a series of sieges; and, one after the other, Rheinberg, Meurs, Groenloo, Breedevoort, Enschede, Ootmarsum, Oldenzaal and Lingen were captured. Gelderland, Overyssel and Drente were entirely freed from the presence of the enemy.
At the commencement of the year a portion of the bishopric was still in the control of the deposed Protestant elector Gebhard Truchsess, assisted of course by the English and the States. The city of Cologne was held by the Catholic elector, Ernest of Bavaria, bishop of Liege; but Neusz and Rheinberg were in the hands of the Dutch republic.
The motives of the deeds and the omissions of the prince at this supreme moment must be pondered with great caution. The States-General had doubtless been inclined for vigorous movements, and Olden-Barneveld, with some of his colleagues, had visited the camp late in September to urge the relief of Rheinberg.
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