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Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, 1st Count of Gondomar (November 1, 1567 – October 2, 1626), referred to simply as Count Gondomar, was a Spanish nobleman and diplomat.He twice served as the Spain's ambassador to England and later held an informal but influential role as Spain's leading expert on English affairs, a position he maintained until his death.
The Prussian campaign (1626–1629) was a Swedish invasion of Ducal Prussia during the Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629). Despite initial success, the campaign became a war of attrition [3] and was inconclusive. [4] [5] Around 30,000 or more died on the Swedish side. [6]
On 13 January 1626 he concentrated his forces, and on 17 January 1626 the Battle of Wallhof took place, [4] in which for the first time Swedish forces defeated the Commonwealth in open battle. At the Battle of Gniew , on 22 September and 29 September to 1 October 1626, the Swedish forces stopped three attacks by the hussars .
The Polish–Swedish War of 1626–1629 was the fourth stage (after 1600–1611, 1617–1618, and 1620–1625) in a series of conflicts between Sweden and Poland fought in the 17th century. It began in 1626 and ended four years later with the Truce of Altmark and later at Stuhmsdorf with the Treaty of Stuhmsdorf .
The Battle of Gniew [7] or the Battle of Mewe [8] was fought during the Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629), between Sweden and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 22 September with initial skirmishes, to the main battle of October 1 1626.
6 cannons [1] Between 2,000 and 7,000 men (infantry & cavalry) 5 cannons: Casualties and losses; Very light, some sources claim not a single man dead or missing: 1,000 killed or wounded 150 men captured along with 3 cannons [2
El Buscón, 1626 cover. ... Deaths. October 2 – Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar, Spanish diplomat (born 1567) [3] References
The Spanish expedition to Formosa was a campaign mounted by the Spanish based in Manila, Philippines in 1626. It was the Spanish response to Dutch settlements being built in Formosa, now known as Taiwan. In cooperation with the Portuguese, this venture was made to attract Chinese traders and curtail the expansion of Dutch power in Asia.