Siege of Flushing

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_conflict
gptkbp:aftermath increased Dutch resistance
gptkbp:casualties high
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Spanish_Empire
gptkb:Dutch_Republic
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:literature
gptkb:artworks
historical studies
gptkbp:date gptkb:1572
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations increased tensions
alliances formed
treaties signed
gptkbp:duration several months
gptkbp:fortifications gptkb:walls
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Dutch_Revolt
gptkbp:historical_figures gptkb:Pieter_de_Carpentier
gptkb:William_of_Orange
gptkb:Willem_van_Oranje
gptkb:Admiral_de_Ruyter
gptkb:Maurice_of_Nassau
gptkb:Cornelis_de_Witt
gptkb:Hendrick_de_Keyser
gptkb:Philip_II_of_Spain
gptkb:Jan_Pieterszoon_Coen
gptkb:Johan_de_Witt
gptkb:Hugo_Grotius
Admiral van Tromp
Hendrick van der Werff
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol of Dutch independence
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Flushing
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for future sieges
gptkbp:location gptkb:Flushing,_Netherlands
gptkbp:military_leadership gptkb:Louis_of_Nassau
gptkb:Francisco_de_Toledo
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:artillery
gptkb:Cavalry
gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:military_technology cannons
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:Count_John_of_Nassau-Siegen
gptkb:Admiral_de_Heemskerk
gptkbp:outcome capture of the city
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Eighty_Years'_War
gptkbp:political_impact shift in power dynamics
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:diaries
gptkb:letters
military reports
gptkbp:result Dutch victory
gptkbp:significance strategic port
gptkbp:strategy siege warfare
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:blockade
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Flushing,_Netherlands
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6