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They took only their swords with them, and while the ships 'cannon had fair play from the bulwarks of the vessels over the heads of the Geuzen into the Spanish ranks, the Geuzen could approach them fearlessly and unmolested for a hand-to-hand fight.
Dutch Life in Town and Country P. M. Hough
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The best skaters among the Geuzen immediately volunteered to meet the Spaniards on the ice.
Dutch Life in Town and Country P. M. Hough
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The Geuzen pursued them to Amsterdam, and then returned to their ships, where they were greeted with great enthusiasm, and, as the thaw set in the next day, they were happily saved from a renewed attack.
Dutch Life in Town and Country P. M. Hough
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In the year 1672 this fear was realized, for when the ships of the Geuzen round about Naarden were stuck fast in the ice, and the Zuyder Zee was frozen, the enemy, armed with canoes and battle-axes, came over the ice from the Y and across the Zuyder Zee to Naarden.
Dutch Life in Town and Country P. M. Hough
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The Sea Beggars -- _Zee Geuzen_ or _Gueux der Mer_ -- made their appearance shortly after the outbreak of rebellion.
A History of Sea Power William Oliver Stevens 1916
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A former judge, Maleh was awarded the Dutch Geuzen Medal in 2006 for his human rights work.
iToot Stream Somebody 2010
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Geuzen medal, named for the Dutch resistance to the Nazi empire.
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Maleh was awarded the Dutch Geuzen Medal in 2006, named after resistance fighters against the Nazis.
Ottawa Sun 2010
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Maleh was awarded the Dutch Geuzen Medal in 2006, named after resistance fighters against the Nazis.
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A former judge, Maleh was awarded the Dutch Geuzen Medal in 2006 for his human rights work.
iToot Stream Somebody 2010
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