The peat ship.

The Siege of Breda was an extremly short battle of the Eighty Years' War during which a Dutch army led by Maurice of Nassau captured the heavily protected city of Breda in an ingenius way. The Dutch commander was informed that a ship carying peat to the city was never checked by the Spanish soldiers. Together with the ships captain he thought of a plan which involved 70 Dutch soldiers hiding in the peat. The plan worked and the city was taken with an absolute minimum of casualties on the Dutch side. Combatants Dutch rebels Spanish Empire The Eighty Years War, or Dutch Revolt (1566–1648), was the revolt of the Seventeen Provinces in the Netherlands against the Spanish king. ... Maurice of Nassau (in Dutch Maurits van Nassau) (14 November 1567–23 April 1625), Prince of Orange (1618–1625), son of William the Silent and Princess Anna of Saxony, was born at the castle of Dillenburg. ... Insignia of a United States Navy Commander Commander is a military rank used in many navies but not generally in armies or air forces. ... Peat in Lewis, Scotland Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter. ... This article concerns the rank and title of Captain. ... A soldier is a person who serves in an armed force for pay. ...