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Denkewel wrote that the Sea Battle at Camperduin was commemorated in 1797, a battle between the Batavian Republic and Great Britain. According to the author, the British, under Admiral Duncan, attacked the Dutch led by Vice Admiral De Winter with an assault from three columns and achieved a convincing victory. https://t.co/prWiacW2JA #Geschiedenis #BataafseRepubliek #ZeeseSlag (translated)

DenkJewel wrote that today the Battle of Karbala from 680 was commemorated. According to him, the Umayyads under Caliph Yazid I faced the Hashemite under Muhammad's grandson Hussein ibn Ali. Yazid won the battle and Hussein was beheaded, he wrote. DenkJewel also referred to the battle as the definitive separation between Sunni and Shia. https://t.co/hVAKjIcZaV #Karbala #Geschiedenis #Soennisme (translated)

Denkewel commemorated the Fall of Antwerp in 1914. He wrote that the Schlieffen Plan became bogged down, after which the British expeditionary force and Antwerp came into view. Heavy artillery, including the Dicke Bertha, forced the Belgians into a strategic retreat, according to him. https://t.co/Js8wFhTTfH #ValVanAntwerpen #geschiedenis #België (translated)

The author believed that only the Dutch flag or a provincial flag should be displayed on public buildings. He opposed rainbow, EU, and Palestinian flags on such buildings, claiming that they belonged at people's homes. He also said he disliked symbolic politics. In a hashtag, he used offensive language and referred to Piri and the SGP. #mafketels #piri #SGP https://t.co/f8OYVvSTk5 #Nederland #vlaggen #symboolpolitiek (translated)

Denkjewel wrote that on that day the Alkmaar Liberation of 1573 was commemorated, during the Eighty Years' War. According to Denkjewel, the Spanish troops led by Alva's son Don Frederik had already been repelled three weeks earlier and had to finally retreat, soaked, after breaching the dikes. https://t.co/rc6W7ztT34 #AlkmaarsOntzet #TachtigjarigeOorlog #geschiedenis (translated)

Jan Dijkgraaf wrote that he picked up his new driver's license with Thea's electric Renault 4 and had unknowingly driven faster than 100 kilometers per hour on the A6. He said he was stopped, after which the officer recognized him from 'Briefje van Jan,' asked him to watch his speed, and wished him a nice day. Dijkgraaf called it nice that such a thing was still possible. #verkeer #rijbewijs #snelheid (translated)

Denkewel wrote that the municipality of Utrecht did not hold a commemoration that day. However, a meeting of the Energy Network Utrecht was scheduled for 1:30 PM, the Climate Fair Overvecht started at 3:00 PM, and the Neighborhood Consultation City Center began at 3:30 PM. For more information, Denkewel referred to a website. https://t.co/PGvbdz2K7X. https://t.co/IuSnxmyysP #Utrecht #Klimaat #Evenementen (translated)

Els Barneveld wrote that she was going to Isala Meppel for a check-up and would hear when the follow-up process would start. She found that exciting, but said she was ready for it. She added that waiting for results and other matters was hard for her. #goedemorgen #controle #gezondheid (translated)

Denkewel wrote that the Battle of Arausio was commemorated in 105 BC. According to the author, the Roman Republic, under consuls Caepio and Maximus, fought against the Cimbri under Boiorix, Teutones, and Ambrones. He stated that the Roman army was completely destroyed: of the 120,000 soldiers, only 10 were said to have survived. https://t.co/O5flON4pls #geschiedenis #RomeinseRijk #herdenking (translated)

Denkewel wrote that on that day the Battle of the Órbigo from 456 was commemorated, in which the Visigoths under King Theoderic II convincingly defeated the Suebi under King Rechiar according to him. Rechiar was wounded and fled, but was later captured and executed, according to Denkewel. https://t.co/EEGrV2GsuJ #geschiedenis #SlagaanDeÓrbigo #Visigoten (translated)

The Battle of Poyang Lake in 1363 was remembered as a naval battle between the Han under Chen Youlian and the Ming under Zhu Yuanzhang. According to the author, it was the largest naval battle ever with 850,000 men. It was written that Chen Youlian fell, after which the Han surrendered, and that Zhu Yuanzhang became the first Ming emperor. https://t.co/oMBeqmPXx5 #geschiedenis #oorlog #Poyangmeer (translated)

Denkewel wrote that the Leiden Liberation was commemorated during the Siege of Leiden in 1574, in the Eighty Years' War. According to the author, a relief fleet could only enter the city after large-scale inundations had brought the water to the Spanish besiegers. https://t.co/ZidgLjKiDn #LeidensOntzet #TachtigjarigeOorlog #Geschiedenis (translated)

Rein Bijlsma wrote to Marjolein Moor that he was told that the object on the wall behind her had nothing to do with the Palestinian flag. He noted that many people in the Netherlands still saw a Palestinian flag in it because the colors and the triangle looked very similar, and he asked what was actually hanging on the wall. #Nederland #Palestina #Vlaggen (translated)

Good morning. Today we commemorate the Recapture of Jerusalem in 1187 by the Ayyubids under Saladin. After a siege of 12 days, Balian of Ibelin surrendered the city to Saladin. The Siege of Jerusalem was a large part of the plot of the film Kingdom of Heaven from 2005. https://t.co/fA7IShY62K #HerinnameJeruzalem #Saladin #Geschiedenis (translated)

Good morning. Today we commemorate the Battle of Gaugamela in 331 BC, between the Corinthian League under Alexander the Great and the Persian Empire under King Darius III. Alexander was confronted, among other things, with war elephants, but achieved a decisive victory. https://t.co/TdpVufnRBq #geschiedenis #Oorlog #AlexanderdeGrote (translated)

Good morning. Today we commemorate the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo near Cuneo during the Austrian War of Succession in 1744, between French-Spanish troops and the Kingdom of Sardinia under King Charles Emmanuel III. The French-Spanish forces achieved a tactical victory. https://t.co/n9Pz9Cy5VB #Geschiedenis #Oorlog #Herdenking (translated)

Goedemorgen. Vandaag herdenken we de Slag bij Pákozd in 1848, tussen het Hongaarse revolutionaire leger onder János Móga en het Keizerrijk Oostenrijk onder Kroatische ban Josip Jelačić. Jelačić wilde oprukken naar (Boeda)Pest, maar faalde. De Habsburgers moesten zeg maar terug. https://t.co/eo0tzkkj5Q #SlagBijPákozd #Geschiedenis #Hongarije

Goedemorgen. Vandaag herdenken we de Slag bij Mursa in 351, tussen het oostelijke Romeinse leger van keizer Constantius en het westelijke leger van usurpator Magnentius. Constantius won, maar leed krankzinnige verliezen: 30.000 man. Het Rijk werd hierdoor aanzienlijk verzwakt. https://t.co/GLuk78LTHF #geschiedenis #RomeinsRijk #SlagBijMursa