Gueux
Americannoun
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Formed in the 16th Century to harass Spanish conquerors, Les Gueux was revived last year by students of the Nazi-shuttered Universities of Delft and Leiden.
From Time Magazine Archive
The chief event in the history of Brielle is its capture by the Gueux sur Mer, a squadron of privateers which raided the Dutch coast under commission of the prince of Orange.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
And now the Gueux were seen to be crowding round the ships, the masts and spars of which were one by one shot away.
From The Golden Grasshopper A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham by Kingston, William Henry Giles
"He has openly joined the Gueux, and his eldest daughter is reported to be a Huguenot."
From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling
One of the Gueux was stationed on her broadside, another rather more on her bows, and a third hung on her quarter.
From The Golden Grasshopper A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham by Kingston, William Henry Giles
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