All the Spanish army, from general to pioneer, were united.

The most important German troops had taken side with them.

Sancho d'Avila held the citadel of Antwerp, vowing vengeance, and holding open communication with the soldiers at Alost.

The Council of State remonstrated with him for his disloyalty.

He replied by referring to his long years of service, and by reproving them for affecting an authority which their imprisonment rendered ridiculous.