Historedia
Person

Don Luis de Velasco y Velasco

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1596

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Don Luis de Velasco y Velasco, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Siege of Calais

    1596

    Role: Leader of the assault on the citadel

    1. 8 April 1596 · CalaisAdvance to Calais

      Archduke Albert led the Spanish Army of Flanders from Brussels to Calais, arriving on 8 April 1596.

    2. 24 April 1596 · CalaisAssault on the Citadel

      Spanish troops under Don Luis de Velasco stormed and captured the Calais citadel on 24 April 1596.

Sources

  1. Siege of Calais (1596) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22