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Lekkerbeetje Battle Monument

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Lekkerbeetje Battle Monument

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  • Location: Vught, North Brabant, Netherlands

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    September 13, 2021

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    Sculpture group of two fighting knights on horseback, standing on a large stone. During the Eighty Years' War, the last knighthood on horseback took place on 5 February 1600 on the Vughtse Heide, between Gerard Abrahams van Houwelingen, alias Lekkerbeetje, and the French nobleman Pierre de Bréauté. Both were accompanied by twenty soldiers.

    During the third day of our (OMNI Skaters Alphen aan den Rijn) 3 day skeeler event we passed this beautiful place!
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    July 17, 2025

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    This monument stands on the site of the Battle of Lekkerbeetje, which took place on February 5, 1600, during the Eighty Years' War, on what was then Vughterhei. This battle …
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    February 14, 2026

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    On a cold February day in 1600, two groups of horsemen entered the Vughterhei heath near Cromvoirt for what would later be known as the last medieval knightly battle. On …
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    Location: Vught, North Brabant, Netherlands

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