Excerpt from The Complete Works of John L. Motley, Vol. 8: History of the United Netherlands, From the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Years' Truce, 1609; 1587 1590 Chapter XXL - Effect of the assassination of Henry hi. - Concentration of forces for the invasion of France - The Netherlanders determine on striking a blow for freedom Organization of a Dutch army - Stratagem to surprise the castle of Breda - Intrepidity and success of the enterprise. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.