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Captain Scheerenberg disperses the rioters, 1747
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Under the command of Captain Abraham Scheerenberg, Orangist rioters are driven out of the town hall and from the Dam, November 9, 1747. In the occupied town hall, a demonstrator throws a rage-bolt out of the window, which is a mocking reference to the rod carried by the sheriff. In the center the New Church and to the right part of the Weigh House.
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Credit lineKapitein Scheerenberg verjaagt de oproerkraaiers, 1747. 1782 - 1796. Simon Fokke. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
