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Sieges of Ceuta (1694–1727) (943 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The sieges of Ceuta, also known as the thirty-year siege, were a series of blockades by Moroccan forces of the Spanish-held city of Ceuta on the North

Battle of Formentera (441 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Battle of Formentara occurred on 28 October 1529 when an Ottoman fleet under Aydin Reis captured a small Spanish fleet of eight galleys off the island

Conquest of Tunis (1574) (1,070 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The conquest of Tunis in 1574 marked the conquest of Tunis by the Ottoman Empire over the Spanish Empire, which had seized the place a year earlier. The

Battle of Gembloux (1578) (1,542 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Battle of Gembloux took place at Gembloux, near Namur, Low Countries, between the Spanish forces led by Don John of Austria (Spanish: Don Juan de Austria)

Capture of Peñón of Algiers (1529) (544 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The capture of Peñón of Algiers was accomplished when the beylerbey of Algiers, Hayreddin Barbarossa, captured the fortress called Peñón of Algiers, on

Siege of Groenlo (1597) (209 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The siege of Groenlo was a siege of Groenlo during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War by a Dutch and English army led by Maurice of Nassau

Islands Voyage (550 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Islands Voyage, also known as the Essex-Raleigh Expedition, was an ambitious, but unsuccessful naval campaign sent by Queen Elizabeth I of England

Battle off Lizard Point (710 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Battle off Lizard Point was a naval action which took place on 18 February 1637 off the coast of Cornwall, England, during the Eighty Years' War. Spanish

Battle of the Slaak (667 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The naval Battle of the Slaak (12 and 13 September 1631) was a Dutch victory during the Eighty Years' War. The Dutch prevented the Spanish army from dividing

Siege of Groenlo (1606) (134 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The siege of Groenlo was a siege of Groenlo or Grol in 1606 during the Dutch Revolt. It lasted from 3 to 14 August 1606 and ended in the city being captured

Siege of Bredevoort (1597) (415 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The siege of Bredevoort in 1597 was a siege of Bredevoort by the military forces led by Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, during the Eighty Years War

Capture of Geertruidenberg (1589) (437 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Capture of Geertruidenberg of 1589, also known as the English betrayal of Geertruidenberg, took place on April 10, 1589, at Geertruidenberg, Duchy

Capture of Geertruidenberg (1573) (856 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Capture of Geertruidenberg was a military event that took place on 28 August 1573 during the Eighty Years' War. The capture was carried out by a small

Siege of Deventer (1591) (482 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The siege of Deventer was a siege of the city of Deventer from 1 to 10 June 1591 during the Eighty Years' War by Dutch and English troops under Maurice

Siege of Grave (1586) (481 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The siege of Grave, also known as the capture of Grave of 1586, took place from mid-February to 7 June 1586 at Grave, Duchy of Brabant, Low Countries (present-day

Siege of Oran (1556) (161 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The siege of Oran of 1556 occurred when Ottoman troops from Algiers besieged the Spanish garrison in Oran. The siege, by land and sea, was ultimately lifted

Capture of Breda (1581) (230 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Capture of Breda of 1581, also known as the Haultepenne Fury, occurred on 26–27 July when Spanish troops under the command of Claude de Berlaymont

Siege of Steenwijk (1580–1581) (985 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The siege of Steenwijk took place from October 18, 1580 – February 23, 1581 during the Eighty Years' War, between a besieging Spanish force under turncoat

Siege of Lochem (1582) (962 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The siege of Lochem also known as the Relief of Lochem was a siege that took place in the Dutch city of Lochem during the Eighty Years' War. The city was

Capture of Delfzijl (674 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Capture of Delfzijl took place during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War by a Dutch and English army led by Maurice of Orange. The siege

Battle of Kollum (335 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Battle of Kollum was a military engagement that took place on 16 July 1581 during the Eighty Years' War. The battle was fought between an States-General

Siege of Deventer (1578) (119 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The siege of Deventer was a siege of the city of Deventer by States troops under George van Lalaing, count of Rennenberg, from 3 August to 19 November

Siege of Niezijl (401 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The siege of Niezijl was a siege of the town of Niezijl that took place between 3 and 24 October 1581 in the Dutch States, during the Eighty Years' War

Italian Wars of 1499–1504 (2,454 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Italian Wars of 1499–1504 are divided into two connected, but distinct, phases: the Second Italian War (1499–1501), sometimes known as Louis XII's

Siege of Oldenzaal (1597) (743 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The siege of Oldenzaal was a short siege that took place during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War by a Dutch and English army led by Maurice

Siege of Nijmegen (1591) (1,035 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The siege of Nijmegen was a military engagement during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War which took place from 17 to 21 October 1591. The

Battle of Lekkerbeetje (511 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Battle of Lekkerbeetje or Lekkerbeetken (5 February 1600) was a cavalry duel fought by pre-arrangement on Vughterheide near 's-Hertogenbosch, North

Conquest of Melilla (519 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Conquest of Melilla occurred on the 17th of September 1497, when a fleet sent by the Duke of Medina Sidonia occupied the north African city of Melilla

Battle of Steenbergen (1583) (1,051 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Battle of Steenbergen, also known as the Capture of Steenbergen of 1583, took place on 17 June 1583 at Steenbergen, Duchy of Brabant, Spanish Netherlands

Capture of Enschede (1597) (664 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The capture of Enschede took place during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War on 18 and 19 October 1597. A Dutch and English army led by Maurice

Capture of Ootmarsum (744 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Capture of Ootmarsum in 1597 was a short siege, that took place during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War by a Dutch and English army

Siege of Groenlo (1595) (880 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The siege of Grol or Groenlo in 1595 was a siege of Groenlo by States forces under Maurice of Nassau during the Eighty Years' War in an attempt to capture

Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch (1601) (512 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The siege of 's-Hertogenbosch of 1601 (Sitio de Bolduque de 1601 in Spanish) was an unsuccessful Dutch attempt led by Prince Maurice of Nassau and William

Battle of San Juan (1598) (1,204 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Battle of San Juan was a military and naval action on June 15, 1598 when an English force of 20 ships and 1,700 men under Sir George Clifford, Earl

Siege of Zutphen (1591) (1,223 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The siege of Zutphen was an eleven-day siege of the city of Zutphen by Dutch and English troops led by Maurice of Nassau, during the Eighty Years' War

Battle of Empel (927 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Miracle of Empel (Milagro de Empel in Spanish) was an unexpected Spanish victory on December 8, 1585, near Empel, in the Netherlands, as part of the

Siege of the Castle of Saint George (376 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The siege of the Castle of Saint George or siege of Cephalonia occurred from 8 November until 24 December 1500, when following a series of Venetian disasters

Siege of Eindhoven (1583) (1,640 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The siege of Eindhoven, also known as the capture of Eindhoven of 1583, took place between 7 February and 23 April 1583 at Eindhoven, Duchy of Brabant

Battle of Mookerheyde (630 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

In the Battle of Mookerheyde, Spanish Tercios defeated Dutch forces composed of German mercenaries, on 14 April 1574, during the Eighty Years' War on the

Portuguese Restoration War (5,238 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Restoration War (Portuguese: Guerra da Restauração) between Portugal and Spain began with the Portuguese revolution of 1640 and ended with the Treaty

Sack of Mahón (638 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The sack of Mahón occurred in 1535, when Hayreddin Barbarossa attacked the harbour of Mahón in the Balearic Islands. The expedition followed closely the

Battle of the Bay of Biscay (1592) (398 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Battle of the Bay of Biscay of 1592 was a naval engagement that took place in waters of the Bay of Biscay, in November 1592, between a Spanish naval

Sack of Granada (163 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The sack of Granada occurred in 1563 when Dragut landed in the province of Granada, Spain, and sacked or captured some coastal settlements. Dragut had

War of the Reunions (1,197 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The War of the Reunions (1683–84) was a conflict between France, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire, with limited involvement by Genoa. It can be seen as

Battle of Zutphen (2,789 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Battle of Zutphen was fought on 22 September 1586, near the village of Warnsveld and the town of Zutphen, the Netherlands, during the Eighty Years'

Siege of Grave (1602) (1,995 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The siege of Grave was a siege that took place between 18 July and 20 September 1602, as part of the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War. The Spanish-held

Siege of Steenwijk (1592) (1,933 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The siege of Steenwijk was a siege that took place between 30 May and 5 July 1592 as part of the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War by a Dutch

Zemla Intifada (346 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Zemla Intifada (or the Zemla Uprising) is the name used to refer to disturbances of 17 June 1970, which culminated in a massacre (where between 2 and

Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1588) (2,213 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The siege of Bergen op Zoom was a siege that took place between September 23 - November 13, 1588, during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War

Siege of Groningen (1594) (2,547 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The siege of Groningen was a two-month siege which commenced on 19 May 1594, and which took place during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War

Cantonal Rebellion (2,960 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Cantonal Revolution (Spanish: Revolución cantonal) was an attempt to establish a revolutionary federal republic, based on a decentralised system of

Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) (3,733 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Anglo-Spanish War was fought between England and Spain between 1654 and 1660. It was driven by the economic and religious rivalry between the two countries

First Battle of Acentejo (596 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The First Battle of Acentejo took place on the island of Tenerife between the Guanches and an alliance of Spaniards, other Europeans, and associated natives

Siege of Knodsenburg (2,174 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The siege of Knodsenburg, Relief of Knodzenburg or also known as Battle of the Betuwe was a military action that took place during the Eighty Years' War

Battle of Pantelleria (1586) (1,468 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Battle of Pantelleria (1586), also known as the Fight at Pantalarea was a naval engagement during the Anglo–Spanish War off the island of Pantelleria

Alonso de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia (2,133 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y de Zúñiga-Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, GE (10 September 1550 – 26 July 1615), was a Spanish aristocrat who was most

Battle of Noordhorn (2,948 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Battle of Noordhorn, fought on 30 September 1581, was a pitched battle of the Dutch Revolt, fought between a Spanish army commanded by Colonel Francisco

Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) (5,735 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Franco-Spanish War, May 1635 to November 1659, was fought between France and Spain, each supported by various allies at different points. The first

Battle of Cape Ortegal (2,368 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Battle of Cape Ortegal was the final action of the Trafalgar campaign, and was fought between a squadron of the Royal Navy and a remnant of the fleet

Italian War of 1536–1538 (1,176 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Italian war of 1536–1538 was a conflict between King Francis I of France and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain. The objective was to

Second Battle of Acentejo (417 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Second Battle of Acentejo took place on 25 December 1494 between the invading Spanish forces and the natives of the island of Tenerife, known as Guanches

Juan Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 3rd Duke of Medina Sidonia (184 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Don Juan Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Afán de Ribera, 3rd Duke of Medina Sidonia (February 1464 – 1507) inherited the title in 1492, aged 28. In 1502, as Gibraltar

Italian War of 1551–1559 (4,302 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Italian War of 1551–1559 began when Henry II of France declared war against Holy Roman Emperor Charles V with the intent of recapturing parts of Italy

Alejandro Malaspina (6,995 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Brigadier Alejandro Malaspina (November 5, 1754 – April 9, 1810) was an Italian-born Spanish Navy officer and explorer. Under a Spanish royal commission

Battle of Borgerhout (3,466 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Battle of Borgerhout was a battle during the Eighty Years' War, of the Spanish Army of Flanders led by Alexander Farnese, Prince of Parma, upon a fortified

Manuel de Guzmán y Silva, 8th Duke of Medina Sidonia (271 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Juan Manuel Pérez de Guzmán y Silva (7 January 1579 – 20 March 1636) was a Spanish noble and 8th Duke of Medina Sidonia. He was the son of Alonso Pérez

Italian War of 1542–1546 (5,747 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Italian War of 1542–1546 was a conflict late in the Italian Wars, pitting Francis I of France and Suleiman I of the Ottoman Empire against the Holy

Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba (4,199 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3rd Duke of Alba (29 October 1507 – 11 December 1582), known as the Grand Duke of Alba (Spanish: Gran Duque de Alba

Battle of Cartagena (1643) (324 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Battle of Cartagena was a naval battle fought on 3 September 1643, during the Thirty Years' War off Cabo de Gata near Cartagena, Spain. After a series

Battle of Cartagena (1643) (324 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Battle of Cartagena was a naval battle fought on 3 September 1643, during the Thirty Years' War off Cabo de Gata near Cartagena, Spain. After a series

Italian War of 1521–1526 (5,847 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Italian War of 1521–1526, sometimes known as the Four Years' War, (French: Sixième guerre d'Italie) was a part of the Italian Wars. The war pitted

Burgos trials (1,913 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Burgos trials (Spanish: Proceso de Burgos) were a series of military tribunals held in the Spanish city of Burgos from 3 to 9 December 1970. The trials

Battle of Montijo (2,094 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Battle of Montijo was fought on 26 May 1644, in Montijo, Spain, between Portuguese and Spanish forces. Although the battle ended with a tactical Portuguese

Solís Uprising (850 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Solís Uprising (Spanish: Levantamiento de Solís) was an unsuccessful military uprising in Galicia (Spain) in 1846. The soldiers executed after the

Siege of Saint-Dizier (838 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The siege of Saint-Dizier took place in the summer of 1544, during the Italian War of 1542–1546, when the Imperial army of Charles V attacked the French

Revolt of the Barretinas (3,022 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Revolt of the Barretines (Catalan: Revolta dels Barretines; Eastern Calatan: [rəˈβɔltə ðəlz βərəˈtinəs]) also known as the Revolt of the Gorretes,

Siege of Maastricht (1579) (10,094 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The siege of Maastricht was a battle of the Eighty Years' War which lasted from March 12 to July 1, 1579. The Spanish were victorious. The Siege of Maastricht

Manuel Pérez de Guzmán, 12th Duke of Medina Sidonia (113 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Manuel Pérez de Guzmán y Pimentel, 12th Duke of Medina Sidonia (1671–1721) became Duke of Medina Sidonia in 1713. He was married in 1687, aged 16, to the

War of Parma (499 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The War of Parma was a short war from June 1551 to 29 April 1552 between an alliance of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and the Papal States on one side

Siege of Burgos (1475) (631 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The siege of Burgos was a siege of the castle of Burgos in the Kingdom of Castile between 1475 and early 1476. It was part of the War of the Castilian

Piedmontese Civil War (2,169 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Piedmontese Civil War, 1639 to 1642, was a succession struggle for control of the Savoyard state. Although Savoy was not directly involved in the 1635

Rodrigo Ronquillo (181 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Rodrigo Ronquillo y Briceño (1471 - 9 December 1552) was a Spanish military and noble known for his intervention at the Revolt of the Comuneros, fighting

Domingo José Claros Pérez de Guzmán, 13th Duke of Medina Sidonia (210 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Domingo José Claros Pérez de Guzmán y de Silva, 13th Duke of Medina Sidonia (1691–1739) became Duke of Medina Sidonia in 1721. He was the son of Manuel

1947 Cádiz explosion (1,072 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Cádiz explosion was a military accident which occurred at 9:45 pm, on 18 August 1947 at a storage depot in the Base de Defensas Submarinas (Submarine

Diego Ortiz Parrilla (4,170 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Diego Ortiz Parrilla (c. 1715 - November 1775) was an 18th-century Spanish military officer, governor, explorer, and cartographer. Diego Ortiz Parrilla

¡Cu-Cut! incident (874 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The ¡Cu-Cut! incident, also known as La Cuartelada, was an assault conducted by Spanish officers on the Catalan satirical magazine ¡Cu-Cut! offices in

Spanish Armed Forces during the period of Francoism (4,274 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

During the period of Francoism, the Spanish Armed Forces were in charge of the national defence and public order of the Spanish territory during the historical

Capture of Béjaïa (1510) (1,617 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The capture of Béjaïa was the battle in which the Spanish Empire took possession of Béjaïa (also known as Bougie), then an emirate ruled by a branch of

Spanish invasion of Portugal (1762) (26,422 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Spanish invasion of Portugal (1762) between 5 May and 24 November, was a military episode in the wider Fantastic War in which Spain and France were

Spain national football team (7,459 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

newspaper, recalling the "Sack of Antwerp" – an episode in the military history of Spain. More modernly, the team is called "La roja", 'the Red (squad)'

Portuguese invasion of Couto Misto (350 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Portuguese invasion of Couto Misto was a military action that took place between 1517 and 1518, when Portuguese forces, led by Antonio de Araújo, attacked

Sack of Lanzarote (1586) (378 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Sack of Lanzarote occurred in 1586, when 6 or 7 Algerian Galleys, sacked the Spanish island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. The Algerians were

Battle of Hellín (286 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The battle of Hellín or Disaster of Hellín was a military engagement between the Granadans and the Castilians near the city of Hellín. After initial defeat

Frederick Henry's Meuse campaign (846 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Meuse campaign was a major operation during the Dutch Revolt led by Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange in which he took the cities of Venlo, Roermond

Raid on Constantinople (818 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Raid on Constantinople of 1616 was a Spanish raid on Constantinople, the capital city of the Ottoman Empire. It was performed by Ottavio d'Aragona

Conquest of Tunis (1573) (374 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Conquest of Tunis in 1573 was a Spanish campaign led by John of Austria to conquer Tunis. With the victory of the Battle of Lepanto, John of Austria

Action of 26 September 1575 (407 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The action of 26 September 1575 was a naval battle on 26 September 1575 near the coasts of Catalonia, when 3 Algerian vessels fought with a Spanish galley

Battle of Portmán (2,093 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Battle of Portmán, sometimes referred to by other names such as the Battle off Cartagena and the Battle of Escombrera Island, was a confrontation during

War of the Bands (693 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Military history of Spain

Ten Years' War (Franche-Comté) (3,729 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Ten Years' War was fought between the Franco-Swedish Army and the Burgundian-Allied Army, and was one of the most destructive wars to involve the County

Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau (3,578 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

institutions, and specialized entities in the recreation of the military history of Spain. Different monographic books on his painting have been published

Spanish expedition to Tlemcen (1543) (4,395 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Spanish expedition to Tlemcen, also known as Tlemcen War was led by Count Alcaudete between 27 January and 8 March 1543 with the aim of overthrowing

Operation Écouvillon (5,583 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Operation Écouvillon, also known as Operation Ouragan or Operation Teide, was a joint military operation conducted by France and Spain against the Moroccan

Enrique García Hernán (1,562 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

García Hernán is an academic adviser to the editors of the new military history of Spain, Historia Militar de España, whose overall director is Hugo O´Donnell

Infantry Regiment "Castilla" No. 16 (16,557 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

historia militar de España de 1808-1814 [The War of Independence: Military History of Spain from 1808–1814] (in Spanish). Madrid: Carlos Bailly-Bailliere