Francis Vere

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Francis Vere was an English soldier and military commander renowned for his leadership in the Dutch Revolt against Spain during the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

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Francis Vere canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English soldier
military commander
officer
person
alliedWith Dutch Republic
battle Battle of Nieuwpoort
Battle of Turnhout (1597)
Capture of Cádiz (1596)
surface form: Capture of Cadiz (1596)

Islands Voyage (1597)
Siege of Coevorden (1592)
Siege of Ostend
Siege of Steenwijk (1592)
birthYear c. 1560
burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
surface form: Westminster Abbey
conflict Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Eighty Years' War
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathPlace London, England
surface form: London
deathYear 1609
employer Kingdom of England
States General of the Netherlands
era English Renaissance
surface form: Elizabethan era

early Stuart period
familyName Vere
givenName Francis
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryBranch English Army
militaryRank colonel
general
name Francis Vere self-link
nobleFamily House of Vere
notableAchievement key role in defending Ostend against Spanish forces
reorganized and disciplined English forces in the Netherlands
notableFor leadership in the Dutch Revolt
notableWork Commentaries of Sir Francis Vere
occupation military leader
soldier
opposedTo Habsburg Spain
positionHeld commander of English troops in the Netherlands
governor of Brill
governor of Portsmouth
relative Horace Vere
John Vere
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
servedUnder Elizabeth I of England
Maurice of Nassau
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester

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Siege of Ostend commander Francis Vere
Francis Vere name Francis Vere self-link
Beleg van Oostende commander Francis Vere