Having been ordered by the Matsudaira clan to assist him in destroying the Christian rebels, led by Amakusa Shirō at Shimabara, Coeckebacker bombarded the insurgents during a fortnight in their stronghold in Hara Castle from his ship De Rijp, starting the 24th of February 1638.
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Likewise, the municipalities of Alkmaar, Schermer and Graft-De Rijp, as well as the municipalities of Bergambacht, Nederlek, Ouderkerk, Schoonhoven and Vlist will merge as of 1 January 2015 and will have their elections in November this year.