set himself in earnest to the task of reconquering Brabant and Flanders by force of arms. Town after town fell into his power. Tournai , Maastricht , Breda , Bruges and Ghent opened their gates. Inserted from < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Farnese,_Duke_of_Parma_and_Piacenza > Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort ( Saxony , 20 July 1517