In 1581 Spanish troops under the command of Claude de Berlaimont, lord of Haultepenne, took Breda by surprise thanks to a sentry who had been bribed by a follower of the king, Charles de Gavre, who was kept a prisoner at the castle. The corrupt sentry allowed the Spanish troops to enter the castle. Military flag of the Spanish Empire from the 16th century up to 1843. ... Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. ... Caernarfon Castle, Wales. ... Sentry can refer to several different topics: A sentry is a guard at a gate or other point of passage. ...

Despite the resistance by Breda’s citizens, the attackers succeeded in taking the most important city gates and launched an attack on the city hall, the tower and the church. The defenders surrendered on the condition that the city would not be looted. At 10.00 a.m. fighting stopped and the sack and massacre started. Some 584 citizens lost their lives during this relatively short event. The word citizen may refer to: A person with a citizenship Citizen Watch Co. ...