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Gilles De Haes
Gil or Gilles De Haes (1597–1657), sometimes known as Guldehasius, was a Flemish soldier of the Eighty Years War, the Thirty Years War and the Cretan War (1645–69), who rose through the ranks to be a general. Charles Rahlenbeck, "De Haes (Gilles)", '' Biographie Nationale de Belgique''vol. 5(Brussels, 1876), 136-139. Life De Haes was born in Ghent on 22 April 1597 and in early life worked as a baker's boy in the city. At the age of 26 he joined the Army of Flanders, serving in the Palatinate campaign and the War of the Mantuan Succession. By 1632 he was in Austrian service in Bohemia, commanding an infantry regiment. De Haes fought in the Battle of Lutzen (1632), the Siege of Ingolstadt, and the Battle of Nördlingen (1634). In 1635 he was appointed general of the Army of Tyrol, occupying the Valtelline in 1637. He was injured in the Battle of Ziegenhain (1640), and spent six months recovering. In the run-up to the Cretan War (1645–69) De Haes entered Venetian service ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arolsen Klebeband
Bad Arolsen (, until 1997 Arolsen, ''Bad'' being the German name for ''Spa'') is a small town in northern Hesse, Germany, in Waldeck-Frankenberg district. From 1655 until 1918 it served as the residence town of the Princes of Waldeck (state), Waldeck-Pyrmont and then until 1929 as the capital of the Waldeck Free State. The International Tracing Service has its headquarters in Bad Arolsen. In 2003, the town hosted the 43rd Hessentag state festival. Geography Location Bad Arolsen is situated roughly 45 km west of Kassel. The German-Netherlands, Dutch holiday road called the Orange Route runs through the town, joining towns, cities and regions associated with the House of Orange. Neighbouring communities Bad Arolsen neighbours are: the town of Diemelstadt to the north, the town of Volkmarsen (both belonging to the county of Waldeck-Frankenberg); the town of Wolfhagen in the southeast (Kassel (district), Kassel district); the town of Waldeck, Hesse, Waldeck to the south, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
