fighting without rest or pay against rebels, had already sacked Zierikzee and Aalst, causing the fifteen loyal provinces (Holland and Zeeland were in the hands...

the Raad van State (Council of State). When Spanish troops mutinied because of lack of payment and sacked the towns of Zierikzee and Aalst, the States...

Lichte was executed on 13 November 1748 on the wheel in the market square of Aalst. Between 8 October and 14 December 1748, 101 members of the gang were tried...

being paid and started a mutinous looting campaign. The Spanish Fury at Aalst, a city that had always been loyal, showed that the military insurgencies...

where the garrison was also strengthened by the 600 men advancing from Aalst under colonel Jacques-Henri de Lunden. Only Lunden would arrive in time...

daughter of Robert the Frisian. Clito was killed in July 1128 at the siege of Aalst, leading to Thierry being confirmed as count. William made one final attempt...

residential apartment buildings have made Ninove a growing competitor for nearby Aalst and an ideal living-place for many commuters who work in nearby Brussels...

flows into the Scheldt. The town has a long-standing folkloric feud with Aalst, south along the same river, which dates from the Middle Ages. The city...

soldiers started spreading into what became known as the "Spanish Fury", plundering many towns and villages even in loyal territories of the Netherlands....

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