Breda Formation whale bones were found), the Zenderen Member (green, glauconiferous fine sand) and the Delden Member (sandy, glauconite and goethite bearing clay and loam. The Breda Formation corresponds largely with the Berchem Formation of northern Belgium. Breda Formation The Breda Formation (; abbreviation: BR) is a geologic formation in the subsurface of the Netherlands. The formation consists of marine glauconiferous sands and clays that were deposited during the Miocene epoch. Although the formation is not very rich in fossils, sometimes bones of fishes, mammals ("Leptophoca cf. proxima", "Protophocaena minima"), shells and shark teeth (a.o of Megalodon) are found. The Breda Formation
Capture of Breda (1590) the Italian soldiers garrisoning the city; the attackers killed forty defenders without any loss. So surprised were the Italians and Spanish that they dispersed into a total rout into the streets of the city. Before dawn, Count Hohenlohe arrived at the doors of Breda with the Dutch cavalry and after him Maurice of Nassau with the main body of the army; Count Solms, and Francis Vere being among them. By then the men of Heraugiere had already taken control of most the city. With the Breda garrison completely surrounded and in total confusion Paolo Lanzavecchia negotiated with the attackers the