Spanish Fury at Mechelen

一小支守軍的城市時，為報復他們如此的行為並償還積欠西軍士兵的薪餉，阿爾瓦公爵向其子唐·法德里克率領的部隊下令，洗劫該城（英语：Spanish Fury at Mechelen）。 解決奧蘭治親王在南方的威脅後，阿爾瓦公爵派其子唐·法德里克前去鎮壓另外兩個叛亂省分：「海爾德蘭省」及「荷蘭省」。法德里克

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