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the army of Don John near Ghent, and surprised Malines. When his army, English
included, mutinied, the trouble was quelled by the aid of Sir Francis Vere.
After the fall of Antwerp in 1585 the States begged for further help. Elizabeth was slow
to respond, but the City of London and private people fitted out contingents, and these
went to Holland and Zeeland under Norris. Later in the year Elizabeth sent aid under
the hard terms of the pledge of Flushing, Rammekens, and Briel. Leicester was
appointed Governor, and English troops under Thomas Cecil and Philip Sidney
garrisoned Flushing and Briel. Leicester went over with 8,000 men and the flower of
England's nobility. He was not reinf