Scheldt

The spirit of independence remained alive, and when, in the eleventh century, political conditions became more favourable, an entente between the Belgian princes on both sides of the Scheldt was the natural result of the weakening of the central power.

Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day Emile Cammaerts 1915

Moreover, the opening of the Scheldt was a serious blow to Dutch commerce.

William Pitt and the Great War John Holland Rose 1898

The late case of Antwerp and the Scheldt was a striking proof of a general union of sentiment on this point; as it is believed that Amsterdam had scarcely an advocate out of Holland, and even there its pretensions were advocated on the ground of treaties, and not of natural right.

Reports and Opinions While Secretary of State 1892

Europe, and the Scheldt is a noble river, by which merchantmen can find their way to every region of the world.

Peeps At Many Lands: Belgium Am��d��e Forestier 1887

While he acknowledged that the opening of the Scheldt was a _casus belli_, he spoke of it as a matter which England could well afford to overlook, and he represented the action of the government as unfair to France and as the result of monarchical prejudice.

The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration William Hunt 1886

We were sailing between the island of South Beveland and the strip of land forming the left bank of the Scheldt, which is called Flanders of the States, or Flemish Zealand.

Holland, v. 1 (of 2) Edmondo De Amicis 1877

In the middle of the Scheldt was the _Il Salvatore_, decked with flags and rocking upon the waves as if conscious of the precious treasure about to be confided to it.

The Amulet Hendrik Conscience 1847

The Scheldt was the first river by the mouth of which they penetrated inland; the Seine was the second; the Loire the third.

A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1 1830

Rhine, Meuse, and Scheldt -- in other words, one of the great arteries of the Empire. "

The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2) John Holland Rose 1898

My father fought at the front on D-Day in Normandy … through the Battle of the Scheldt to Germany and grandfather was a Sgt.

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