He had with him half his army, while the rest were at stabroek on the opposite side of the river, nearly ten miles below Antwerp.
"By Pike and Dyke: A Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic"
G.A. Henty
Where it touched the great Scheldt dyke a strong fortress called the Holy Cross had been constructed under the command of Mondragon, and at the further end, in the neighbourhood of Mansfeldt's headquarters, was another fort called the stabroek, which commanded and raked the whole dyke.
"By Pike and Dyke: A Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic"
G.A. Henty
Some of the officers were in favour of waiting until nightfall; but at last the advice of a gallant officer, Camillo Capizucca, colonel of the Italian Legion, carried the day in favour of an immediate assault, and the Italians and Spaniards marched together from Fort stabroek to the Palisade Fort, which was now in extremity.
"By Pike and Dyke: A Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic"
G.A. Henty
