The banner of the Sea Beggars was also similar to that of the Turks, with a crescent on a red background.
In 1568 the Eighty Years' War began, the Sea Beggars blockaded coastal ports while mercenaries plundered and looted the coast itself.
The Sea Beggar is a codename for de Coligny, but the conspirators do not reveal this.
They hide the night at Preslin's empty shop then determine to try and find the identity of the Sea Beggar.
Sea Beggars expelled from England captured the city on 1 April 1572.
In April 1572, the Sea Beggars, Dutch rebels opposed to Spain, took Brielle, the first city conquered during the war.
The Sea Beggars is an incomplete book series by Paul Kearney.
The Sea Beggars were driven out of English harbours captured Brielle on 1 April 1572.
April 1 - The Sea Beggars, Netherlandish Calvinist rebels, capture the port city of Brielle.
"Sea Beggars" had been a popular name for Dutch privateers since the 16th century.