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De Berg

A count and conspirator allied with Stoutenburg.

minor

Also known as the De Berg, Berg, de Berg, Count Henri de Berg, Henri de Berg

First appearance: i a night on the veluwe

De Berg shows up with force in A Race for Life. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as the enemy commander whose armies are still on the right bank of the Ijssel, waiting to cross.
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In A Race for Life: Mentioned as the enemy commander whose armies are still on the right bank of the Ijssel, waiting to cross. Later, in I: Enemy commander whose army is on the right bank of the Ijssel, waiting to…

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See De Berg in i a night on the veluwe

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SOSocratesSPSpinolaLSLord StoutenburgTSThe StadtholderMOMaurice of Nas…DBDe Berg

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Utrecht Conspiracy Circle
  • Historical & Peripheral Figures
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See De Berg in i a night on the veluwe