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Spanish fury

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A vindictive or rampant bloody pillage of cities in the Low Countries by Spanish regular or mutinous troops between the years 1572–1579, during the Dutch Revolt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Examples

  • The most famous Spanish fury was the sack of Antwerp in 1576.

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