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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:activePeriod
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1567
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gptkbp:activeYearsEnd
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1706
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:War_of_the_Spanish_Succession
gptkb:Franco-Spanish_War
gptkb:Thirty_Years'_War
gptkb:Eighty_Years'_War
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Spain
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gptkbp:disbanded
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gptkb:Philip_V_of_Spain
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gptkbp:foundedBy
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gptkb:Philip_II_of_Spain
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:Antwerp
gptkb:Brussels
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Army of Flanders
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:German
gptkb:Italian
gptkb:Spanish
gptkb:Walloon
Flemish
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gptkbp:nickname
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Spanish Road Army
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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gptkb:Siege_of_Ostend
gptkb:Battle_of_Nieuwpoort
gptkb:Battle_of_Nördlingen_(1634)
gptkb:Siege_of_Breda_(1624–1625)
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Dunes_(1658)
gptkb:Battle_of_Rocroi
gptkb:Battle_of_Gravelines_(1588)
Battle of Gembloux (1578)
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gptkbp:notableCommander
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gptkb:Don_John_of_Austria
gptkb:Fernando_Álvarez_de_Toledo,_3rd_Duke_of_Alba
gptkb:Alexander_Farnese,_Duke_of_Parma
gptkb:Ambrogio_Spinola
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Sack of Antwerp (1576)
Mutinies of the Army of Flanders
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gptkbp:notableFor
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multinational composition
decline after 1643
frequent mutinies due to lack of pay
key role in Spanish military dominance in Europe
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gptkbp:notableUnit
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gptkb:Tercio
German regiments
Italian regiments
Spanish regiments
Walloon Guards
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gptkbp:partOf
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Spanish Habsburg Monarchy
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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defend Spanish Netherlands
suppress Dutch Revolt
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gptkbp:reputation
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most formidable army in Europe (late 16th century)
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gptkbp:size
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up to 80,000 soldiers
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gptkbp:supplies
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Spanish Road
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gptkbp:type
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infantry and cavalry
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gptkbp:uniform
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varied by nationality and period
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Fernando_Álvarez_de_Toledo,_1st_Duke_of_Alba
gptkb:Ambrosio_Spinola
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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