Black page of Roermond: thirteen clerics murdered

Looking back, it can be called a war crime, while William of Orange is actually seen as a hero. “In the revolt against Spain there were casualties, but these kinds of stories were carefully brushed away. You can question the image ‘hero’. He did not consciously aim for it. Van Oranje sent a letter to his brother Lodewijk shortly after. know to have feared that his men were crossing the line, but “fortunately there were only three civilian casualties and they were aimed at the clergy.”