"Spanish General" . "1583Z"^^ . "1523Z"^^ . "Avila, Sancho D'"@en . "1523-09-21Z"^^ . "Sancho d'Avila (21 September 1523 \u2013 1583) was a Spanish General. Born at \u00C1vila, he first served as the commander of the Duke of Alba's bodyguard. It was in this function that d'Avila arrested the Count of Egmont. When the Eighty Years' War started, d'Avila suffered a defeat in the Battle of Quesnoy. He was also involved in the 1572 Siege of Middelburg, and the Battle of Flushing a year later."@en . . .