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The Siege of Alkmaar (1573) was a turning point the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War. The burghers of the Dutch city of Alkmaar fought off the Spanish (who had set up their camp in Oudorp) between August 21 and October 8, 1573, with boiling tar and burning branches from their renewed city walls. The garrison included a detachment of English and Scots soldiers (including a few survivors from the siege of Haarlem).〔Knight, Charles Raleigh: ''Historical records of The Buffs, East Kent Regiment (3rd Foot) formerly designated the Holland Regiment and Prince George of Denmark's Regiment''. Vol I. London, Gale & Polden, 1905, (p. 11 )〕 This battle forced the Spanish commander, Don Fadrique, the son of the hated Alva himself, was defeated and retreated.〔Nolan p 12〕 A first hand account of the siege exists in the diary of Nanning van Foreest, a local city councillor. The site also been the site of several archaeological examinations of the remains of the battle.〔 == References == ;Citations ;Bibliography * * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Siege of Alkmaar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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