The Duke of Alba led an occupation of this country by Spain during the Eighty Years' War.
A general from this country organized his pikemen and gunmen into formations based on the Roman quincunx and perfected countermarch tactics. This country endured several devastating invasions in its socalled "disaster year." This country tried to repulse invaders by opening (*) dikes during a war in which the De Witt brothers were lynched after panic over English and French victories. The Duke of Alba led an occupation of this country by Spain during the Eighty Years' War. For 10 points, name this country home to the House of Orange.
A general from this country organized his pikemen and gunmen into formations based on the Roman quincunx and perfected countermarch tactics.
The Netherlands [or Nederlanden; accept Holland or United Provinces]