Sir Francis Vere (1560/61 – 28 August 1609) was a prominent English soldier serving under Queen Elizabeth I fighting mainly in the Low Countries during...
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John Vere (c. 1558 – 1624) of Kirby Hall near Castle Hedingham, Sir Francis Vere (born c. 1560), and Robert Vere (b. 1562), and a sister, Frances Vere (born...
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Siege of Ostend (section Arrival of Vere)
initially by a Dutch force which was reinforced by English troops under Francis Vere, who became the town's governor. It was said "the Spanish assailed the...
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The House of de Vere was an old and powerful English aristocratic family who derived their name from Ver (department Manche, canton Gavray), in Lower Normandy...
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Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (/də ˈvɪər/; 12 April 1550 – 24 June 1604), was an English peer and courtier of the Elizabethan era. Oxford was heir...
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help the Protestants in their fight against the Catholic League. Sir Francis Vere assumed command of English forces thereafter – a position he retained...
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Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford, KG, PC (28 February 1627 – 12 March 1703) was an English peer and military officer who fought on the Royalist side...
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Vere, Baroness Vere of Norbiton (born 1969), British politician Francis Vere (1560–1609), English soldier Horace Vere, 1st Baron Vere of Tilbury (1565–1635)...
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Nassau-Dillenburg and stadtholder of Friesland as well as the English general Francis Vere, were able to turn the tide of the war against the Spanish Empire in...
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husband the Archduke had escaped the rout. 1st Line Horace Vere Regiment (English) Francis Vere Regiment (English) Hertinga Regiment (Frisian, it was double-sized...
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