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Heraugiere was, however, not sufficiently reinforced, and Huy was a month later recaptured by La Motte. The campaigning was languid during that winter in the United Netherlands, but the merry-making was energetic.
Don John, who was at Huy, saw that it was necessary to temporise. He was willing, he declared, to dismiss the foreign troops and send them out of the country and to maintain the ancient charters and liberties of the provinces, provided that nothing was done to subvert the king's authority or the Catholic faith.
The Germans are said to have employed thirty-two of the heavier caliber guns, and a large number of 21-centimeter. Thus Namur was doomed before the bombardment commenced. Von Bülow's left wing advanced up the Meuse north bank from Huy, some part of it crossing to the south bank at Ardenne, where it came in touch with the Saxon army.
Huy and Lorrain, motionless, and as though themselves thunderstruck, gazed at this gloomy deed. They did not utter a word. They did not move a limb. The fiacre was still driving on. "Open the door!" Cournet cried to them. They did not stir, they seemed to have become stone.
Soon the figure of the deceased was raised in high relief, and even, as in the tomb of the Count of Artois in the cathedral of St. Denys, the work of Pepin of Huy, raised on the shoulders of standing figures. From the second half of the fourteenth century the most prominent sculptors ceased to be considered as mere artisans.
As the history of this young lady is remarkable, I shall relate it in my next letter. The other omen was what happened to us at Huy, immediately upon our arrival there. This town is built on the declivity of a mountain, at the foot of which runs the river Meuse.
The duke was very angry, and bitter recriminations ensued. In the end Slangenburg was removed from his command; and the appointment of Ouwerkerk, as field-marshal of the Dutch forces, relieved the tension, though the deputies were still present at headquarters, much to Marlborough's annoyance. The campaign resulted in the capture of Bonn, Huy and Limburg, but there was no general action.
Birth and parentage of Don John Barbara Blomberg Early education and recognition by Philip Brilliant military career Campaign against the Moors Battle of Lepanto Extravagant ambition Secret and rapid journey of the new Governor to the Netherlands Contrast between Don John and William of Orange Secret instructions of Philip and private purposes of the Governor Cautious policy and correspondence of the Prince Preliminary, negotiations with Don John at Luxemburg characterized Union of Brussels Resumption of negotiations with the Governor at Huy The discussions analyzed and characterized Influence of the new Emperor Rudolph II. and of his envoys Treaty of Marche en Famine, or the Perpetual Edict, signed Remarks upon that transaction Views and efforts of Orange in opposition to the treaty His letter, in name of Holland and Zealand, to the States-General Anxiety of the royal government to gain over the Prince Secret mission of Leoninus His instructions from Don John Fruitless attempts to corrupt the Prince Secret correspondence between Don John and Orange Don John at Louvain His efforts to ingratiate himself with the Netherlanders His incipient popularity Departure of the Spanish troops Duke of Aerschot appointed Governor of Antwerp citadel His insincere character.
It possessed an old citadel, but it was disarmed, and used now only as a storehouse. Some Belgian detachments offered a slight resistance at the bridge, but were speedily driven off. The capture of Huy gave the Germans control of the railway from Aix-la-Chapelle to France, though broken at Liege by the still standing northern forts.
On that very day, which was the eighteenth of July, Luxembourg marched towards Huy, which was next morning invested by M. de Villeroy. The other covered the siege, and secured himself from the allies by lines of contravallation. Before their batteries began to play, the town capitulated.
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