Siege of Calais. True DISCOURS of the noteworthy and miraculous taking of the city & castle of Calais. By his most high & most puissant Prince. Albert, Archduke of Austria & Cardinal of the Holy. Apostolic See, Governor & Lieutenant general of his Catholic Majesty of the low countries. With the succour & revictualment of the city of la Fere. At Bruxelles, By Rutger Velpius, Printer At the Golden Eagle, 1. The following is a contemporary account of the siege of Calais in. French into English by C. It is a mortification to him that he still lives. TRUE DISCOURS OF WHAT CAME TO PASS AT THE SIEGE of Calais. His Serene Highness hearing on attaining the government of these Low. Fere found itself extremely pressed by the. Bearnais had held there, immediately put all his thinking. And considering the difficulty that there. France, covered by the. Guise, Saint Quentin, Han, & Peronne, by means of which the. Bearnais could marvellously inconvenience the troops that would have. His said. Highness resolved to provide for it by distractions: And to give means.
Today make video review Calais mission for you. Single Player - Hitorical Campaign: completion Calais mission, you have 60% Campaign. Siege of Calais (1596) Part of the Franco-Spanish War (1595-1598) and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) Engraving of the Siege of Calais of 1596. Collection Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. Bloody siege of Calais: The violent new breed of migrants who will let nothing stop them coming to Britain. By Paul Bracchi for the Daily Mail Updated: 08:08 EDT, 25 July 2009. Fere to wait for the outcome of his undertakings, he commanded. Sieur George Baste to find means to approach the said place, to drop them. George effected. so happily, that leaving the environs of Douay the 1. March with five. or six hundred horse each loaded with a quantity of wheat, & being. Chatelet, & passing the gates of S. Quintin, he arrived. Cambresy (Cateau- Cambresis) without having lost a single. And meanwhile, the said Highness to cover his plan ordered from the. Provinces a great number of wagons and fodder, arranged by the Sieur de. Rossieu in Vallenciennes, Arras & Douay a great preparation of bread. Fere, making. every demonstration of the intention to help, at whatever price it was. Douay & Vallenciennes for the. XXX of the month of March, where he also sent the regiment of the sieur. Coquel, the Company of Sieur de Marles Governor of Arras, that of. Comte de Busquoy, Bucquan, & others with the garrisons of Dourlens. Saint Omer, as well as the Bailliage of Hesdin. This being. noticed by the said King of Navarre, who was determined to maintain such. Fere, And commanded all his nobles to, without any delay, come. Boulenois, as well as Picardie, & all the other places of his Kingdom. Captain that he is) that. Serene Highness. Who having heard that. George Baste to the Chateau in Cambresy with two thousand. Fere: he commanded all at once the Marshall de Rone, that friday. April he was to proceed with the avant- guard. Lilers, the which he did with such diligence, followed. Highness within a day, that he arrived the tuesday following. Calais with three hundred horse, the regiments. Louys de Velasquez, Comte de Busquoy, La- Bourlotte, &. Comte de Bye, who could amount to the number of five thousand, five hundred. And having seized the bridge of Nieule, & some other posts. Risebant, which he battered. Highness. who was following him closely with the rest of the army: And had meanwhile. Sieur don Ambroise Landriany Lieutenant of the light Cavalry towards. Monstroeul, to keep the enemy amused, & had the Sieur don Augustin. Mexia make his way toward St. Pol with part of his regiment, & some. S. Omer, after which he passed three leagues outside the city of Arras. S. His said Highness arrived at the camp with the. Louys. Comte de Bye, & Grugon to guard the aforesaid Risebant, those of the. Sieur don Alonso de Mendoza, La- Bourlotte, du Comte de Busquoy, with the. Arthois, & the Comte de Tensich Aleman on the side of. Gravelinghes: La Court on the side of the mainland at. Saint Pierre with the regiments of sieur don Augustin, Fresin, & others. The thursday following the enemy. Harbor. one of which, full of wine, was quickly sent to the bottom by our artillery. Risebant, & the said wine won by our soldiers. Calais, which was not suspecting. The Friday, Saturday, & Sunday went by. Sieur de Campagnol, with the. Moncaurel threw themselves into the said city of Calais. And to. cut them the passage & more easily approach the city by the spot that. Highness was intending to attack it, Monday he had battered and. Harbor, which the enemy had fired. Friday previously, & notwithstanding that they were defended. Harbor. side gate. Wednesday in the morning, they began to salute the said city. Cannonades from the side of the said Harbor, which greatly astonished. Sieur d'Imperet to ask his Highness a truce for eight days, waiting for. King, which was refused them, as also the time of only. And they went back in. Dourlens, they chose to. His said Highness, who took the bourgeois under the. Majesty, & on promising not to permit anyone to do. Citadel, without nevertheless taking with them any artillery. Citadel for the time. Majesty. ceasing meanwhile all hostilities on both sides. And the said help being. King of Navarre was advancing. Comte de St. Pol, who was already advancing on the sea. During which term, both sides kept a cease- fire; nevertheless each was. And came the Tuesday the 2. Citadel, to ask if. Sieur de Widissan the Governor was of the intention to surrender the. And at four o'clock they. Extract of other letters written by personnages in authority. Citadel. The Citadel was won by assault today, wednesday, 2. April, &. those that defended it, killed. It is the most notable victory that was. Because the place was very strong and very important. Bourgeois. who were taking refuge there. The work of God to whom we must give thanks for it. And His. Highness does, as one could justly say that this was the most honorable. Europe: & to have finished it by way. As it will be today 1. God wished to honor this Prince to advantage, & that the victory. His Majesty was the more famous, to dispose it thus. Those that treated. Monday to surrender in exchange for certain conditions, his Highness being. Seigneur de Campignette Governor of Bouloigne &. Captains with him: which revoked the treaty. And thus they began the battery before. Citadel was won. They killed most of. Bourgeois, which in the fury of the entry. Many others were wounded, because they threw. The Seigneur de Widessan Governor of the said Calais. Captains, & principal men. As. much as one hears one can believe, that the dead pass a thousand men: there. Captains and the said Governor. Bouloigne. The deed was marvelous in grandeur, for the said citadel. Of. ours the dead are 1. Spanish, 1. 3 Walloons, 2. Allemans, & about a hundred. The Captain Durando was burned by powder. At the assault. died the Captain Sottomayor of the Regiment of Don Louis de Velasco, &. Captain Ysla of the Regiment of Don Antonio Sunega. The Spanish were. Walloons: The French similarly made. His Highness goes giving order to all who agree. The. prisoners say that the King of Navarre had written to them, the he would. April, in person. God. They had in the harbor of the said Calais many. French, Dutch, and English ships which had seen and heard their trouble. The others particularly will find themselves. Praise and glory of it be to God the almighty, just. This is a very noteworthy victory, & of such importance, that we. God for it, for not having lost on this. Holland and Zeland. England, & to assure this part of the province of Arthois.
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