Siege of Lleida (1644)

Siege of Lleida took place between 13 May - 30 July 1644 during the Catalan Revolt when a Spanish force under Felipe da Silva besieged and attacked the Franco-Catalan garrison of the town of Lleida - after intense fighting the town finally surrendered on 30 July.

Capture of the Bahamas (1782)

The Capture of the Bahamas took place in May 1782 during the American Revolutionary War when a Spanish force under the command of Juan Manuel Cagigal arrived on the island of New Providence near Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas. The British commander at

Juan José Navarro, 1st Marquess of Victoria

Juan José Navarro y Búfalo, 1st Marquess of Victoria, OSJ was a Spanish military officer and first Captain General of the Spanish Navy

Battle of Cambrils

The Battle of Cambrils or the Massacre of Cambrils took place in December 1640 during the Reapers' War

Battle of Texel (1694)

The Battle of Texel was a sea battle fought during the Nine Years' War on 29 June 1694, when a force of 8 French ships, under Jean Bart, recaptured a French convoy, which had earlier that month been taken by the Dutch, and captured 3 ships of the 8-ship

Attack on Saint Martin

The Attack on Saint Martin was a failed attempt by the Dutch Republic to recapture the island and former base of the Dutch West India Company (WIC) from the Spanish. In 1633 the Spanish had invaded Saint-Martin and Anguilla, driving off the French and

Action of 7 July 1799

The action of 7 July 1799 was a minor naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which the Spanish 34-gun frigate Nuestra Señora del Carmen captured the Royal Navy's 18-gun Hired armed cutter Penelope, which was under the command of Sir Frederick

Spanish capture of Providencia

The Spanish and Portuguese conquest of Providencia took place on 17 May 1641 and was an amphibious expedition against the Piracy in the Caribbean in order to seize the island from its English settlers' control. The Spanish and Portuguese fleet carrying 2

Siege of Jülich (1621–1622)

The siege of Jülich was a major operation in the second phase of the Eighty Years' War that took place from 5 September 1621 to 3 February 1622. A few months after the Twelve Years' Truce between the Dutch Republic and the Spanish Monarchy expired, the

Action of 8 May 1744

The action of 8 May 1744 was a minor naval engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession in which two French ships of the line, the 60-gun Content, and the 64-gun Mars, captured the British 70-gun HMS Northumberland after a desperate action lasting

Parichi

Parichi, Paryčy or Parytchy(Belarusian: Парычы, is an Urban settlement in Gomel Region, southern Belarus