Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Luis de Velasco y Velasco, 2nd Count of Salazar

Battles of Luis de Velasco y Velasco, 2nd Count of Salazar

Spanish noble and military commander, 1559 to 1625

Luis de Velasco y Velasco, 2nd Count of Salazar is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1596 and 1622: 5 sieges across 3 present-day countries, most in Netherlands (2), Belgium (2), France (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 344 km apart end to end, 86 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Eighty Years' War (3), French Wars of Religion (1).

Siege of CalaisSiege of HulstSiege of SluisSiege of OstendSiege of Bergen op ZoomSiege of CalaisSiege of HulstSiege of SluisSiege of OstendSiege of Bergen op ZoomAmsterdamBrusselsThe HagueLilleRotterdamAntwerpenUtrechtHaarlemCharleroiNorwich100 km51.224N, 3.078E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1596: 2 engagements2 in 15961604: 2 engagements2 in 16041622: 1 engagements15961622
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Calais, 1596Siege of Hulst, 1596Siege of Sluis, 1604Siege of Ostend, 1604Siege of Bergen op Zoom, 162215961622
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
April 1596Siege of CalaisCalais, FranceSpanish victory
July 1596Siege of HulstHulst, Netherlands159 km ESpanish victory
1604Siege of SluisSluis, Belgium39 km WAnglo-Dutch victory
20 September 1604Siege of OstendOstend, Belgium44 km WSpanish victory
1622Siege of Bergen op ZoomBergen op Zoom, Netherlands102 km EDutch victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Cornelis Galle I [1576-1650]/ Iacobo Francquart/E.Puteanus,, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.