Siege of Calais
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The siege of Calais of 1596, also known as the Spanish conquest of Calais, took place at the strategic port-city of Calais, between 8 and 24 April 1596, as part of the Franco-Spanish War (1595–1598), in the context of the French Wars of Religion. The siege ended when the city fell into Spanish hands after a short and intense siege by the Spanish Army of Flanders commanded by Archduke Albert of Austria, Governor-General of the Spanish Netherlands. The French troops in the citadel of Calais resisted for a few days more but finally, on 24 April, the Spanish troops led by Don Luis de Velasco y Velasco, Count of Salazar, assaulted and captured the fortress, achieving a complete victory. The Spanish success was the first action of the campaign of Archduke Albert of 1596.
1596
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | 1346 | Crécy campaign | Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1346 | Siege of Calais | battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1350 | Siege of Calais | Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1351 | Battle of Ardres | battle, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1352 | Siege of Guînes | Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1359 | Reims Campaign | Kingdom of England, military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1405 | Siege of Mercq | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1436 | Siege of Calais | battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1492 | Siege of Boulogne | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1544 | Sieges of Boulogne | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1558 | Siege of Calais | Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1558 | Battle of Gravelines | battle, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, Hispanic Monarchy | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1588 | Battle of Gravelines | Kingdom of England, naval battle, Hispanic Monarchy | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1596 | Siege of Calais | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1602 | Battle of the Narrow Seas | Spain, Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1639 | Fight in the Channel | Dutch Republic, Hispanic Monarchy, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1644 | Siege of Gravelines | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1646 | Siege of Mardyck | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1658 | Siege of Gravelines | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1695 | Action of 10 August 1695 | Kingdom of England, Swedish Empire, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1801 | Raids on Boulogne | France, United Kingdom, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1803 | Unknown | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Battle of Dover Strait | German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1917 | Second Battle of Dover Strait | German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Action of 15 February 1918 | naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | Siege of Calais | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1942 | Channel Dash | military operation, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1942 | Action of 13 May 1942 | naval battle | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | Seeadler | Type 23 torpedo boat, torpedo boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM U-108 | Type U 93 submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM U-109 | U-boat, Type U 93 submarine | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-103 | Type UB III submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-109 | Type UB III submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-29 | Type UB II submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-30 | Type UB II submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-35 | Type UB II submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UC-26 | Type UC II submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UC-61 | Type UC II submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | Wolf | Type 24 torpedo boat, torpedo boat | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | batterie Flugplatz | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Batterie Großer Kurfürst | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Battery Oldenburg | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | 1940 | Todt Battery | artillery battery, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1941 | Batterie Lindemann | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1944 | V-3 | destroyed building or structure, artillery battery, V-weapons | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | bunker in the dunes of Wissant | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | bunker on the beach of Wissant | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | 1943 | Blockhaus d'Éperlecques | military museum, launch pad, bunker, factory | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fort du Gris-Nez | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Mahon | sea fort, fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Nieulay | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Risban | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1879 | Fort de la Crèche | fort | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1943 | Fortress of Mimoyecques | military museum, military installation, launch pad | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | Iltis | Type 24 torpedo boat, shipwreck, torpedo boat | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | PS Duchess of Montrose | paddle steamer, steamship, shipwreck | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | SM UC-72 | Type UC II submarine, shipwreck, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | 1898 | HMS Hermes | Highflyer-class cruiser, protected cruiser, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1918 | HMS Wessex | shipwreck, destroyer, V and W-class destroyer | Wikidata |