The Province of Brabant became thoroughly guarded again by its foes, and the enemy's road was opened into the northern Provinces.
Leicester, meantime, had not distinguished himself.

It must be confessed that he had been sadly out-generalled.

The man who had talked of following the enemy inch by inch, and who had pledged himself not only to protect Grave, and any other place that might be attacked, but even to recover Antwerp and Bruges within a few weeks, had wasted the time in very desultory operations.

After the St.George feasting, Knewstub sermons, and forces of Hercules, were all finished, the Earl had taken the field with five thousand foot and fifteen hundred horse.

His intention was to clear the Yssel; by getting possession of Doesburg and Zutphen, but, hearing of Parma's demonstrations upon Grave, he abandoned the contemplated siege of those cities, and came to Arnheim.