 The subject took its inspiration from an event that occurred on 5 February 1600 when an overly-confident young French commander by the name of Pierre de Bréauté was challenged to a duel by Spanish Cavalry Lieutenant Gerard van Houwelingen, known by his knickname Lekkerbeetje, after he supposedly claimed his own horsemen better than the Spaniard’s.The battle was fought on the Heath of Vught, a small wooded area near the town of Vught, between the town gallows and the mill.Each side had 21 horsemen armed with swords and pistols.