Spain's involvement in the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648)

1. Spinola’s Palatinate campaign begins

   Sep 10, 1620Labels: Ambrogio Spinola, Palatinate, Spanish Road

   • Wiki Kreuznach
   • Wiki Oppenheim

2. Catholic victory at White Mountain

   Nov 8, 1620Labels: Battle of, Habsburgs, Bohemian Revolt

   • Britannica
   • Wiki WhiteMtn

3. Twelve Years’ Truce ends, war resumes

   Jan 1, 1621Labels: Twelve Years', Spain, Dutch Republic

   • Britannica
   • Wiki 80YW

4. Siege of Jülich opens Spanish offensive

   Sep 5, 1621Labels: Siege of, Army of, J lich

   • Wiki J lich

5. Frankenthal falls in the Palatinate

   Mar 20, 1623Labels: Frankenthal, Palatinate, Spanish-Imperial forces

   • Wiki Frankenthal

6. Spain captures Breda after long siege

   Jun 5, 1625Labels: Siege of, Ambrogio Spinola, Spanish victory

   • Wiki Breda
   • Britannica NL

7. Mantuan Succession war links Italy to wider conflict

   Jan 1, 1628Labels: Mantuan Succession, Northern Italy, Spanish Habsburgs

   • Wiki Mantua

8. Anglo-Spanish War ends by Treaty of Madrid

   Nov 15, 1630Labels: Treaty of, England, Spain

   • Wiki Madrid

9. Spain helps win Battle of Nördlingen

   Sep 5, 1634Labels: Battle of, Imperial-Spanish army, Southern Germany

   • Wiki N rdlingen
   • Royal Coll

10. Peace of Prague isolates Sweden; France escalates

    May 30, 1635Labels: Peace of, France, Sweden

    • Britannica
    • Britannica EU

11. Dutch destroy Spanish relief fleet at the Downs

    Oct 21, 1639Labels: Battle of, Dutch navy, Spanish fleet

    • Wiki Downs
    • HistoryofWar

12. Catalan revolt erupts amid wartime burdens

    Jun 7, 1640Labels: Catalan Revolt, Barcelona, Reapers' War

    • Wiki Corpus

13. French defeat Spanish tercios at Rocroi

    May 19, 1643Labels: Battle of, French army, Spanish tercios

    • Britannica

14. Spain makes peace with Dutch at Münster

    Jan 30, 1648Labels: Peace of, Spain, Dutch Republic

    • Wiki M nster
    • Britannica

15. Peace of Westphalia closes the Thirty Years’ War

    Oct 24, 1648Labels: Peace of, Holy Roman, Spain

    • Britannica
    • Wiki Westph