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how can it be attacked by germany?


it´s the frkng 17th century....
...so...bad...

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They aren't... They are being attacked by a simultanious assault of the bishops of Munster and Cologne, which are in modern-day Germany

it's actual history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampjaar

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Even though the country or kingdom of Germany didn't exist, they were called German tribes or territories (in Dutch it's called more like the Germans themselves called it -> Duitsers). Munster and Cologne were both 'German' territories within the Holy Roman Empire, so they were attacked by Germans, not Germany. I can't remember it is ever mentioned in the movie that the Netherlands (also under a different name back then) is attacked by Germany.

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