Historedia
Person

Charles de Heraugiere

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1590

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Charles de Heraugiere, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Siege of Breda

    1590

    Role: Covert reconnaissance officer

    1. 1590 · BredaPeat-Boat Infiltration

      A small assault force hid in a peat barge to enter Breda, a tactic known as the Turfschip van Breda, resulting in minimal casualties.

    2. 1590 · BredaMain Army Arrival

      Count Hohenlohe arrived at Breda's doors with Dutch cavalry before dawn, followed by Maurice of Nassau and the main body of the army.

    3. 1590 · BredaOperational Base

      Maurice used Breda as an operational base to conquer Elshout, Fort Crèvecoeur, Steenbergen, Roosendaal, and Oosterhout.

    4. February 1590 · BredaCovert Reconnaissance

      Charles de Heraugiere conducted a secret survey of Breda's defenses in February 1590 under orders from Maurice of Nassau.

Sources

  1. Capture of Breda (1590) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22