Juan del Águila
'''Juan Del Águila (d'Aguila) y Arellano''' (
Ávila, 1545 –
A Coruña, August 1602) was a
Spanish general. He commanded the Spanish expeditionary
Tercio troops in
Sicily then in
Brittany (1584–1598, also sending a detachment to
raid England), before serving as general of the Spanish armies in the invasion of
Ireland (1600–1602). As a soldier, and subsequently
Maestre de campo of the Tercios, he was posted to
Sicily,
Africa,
Malta,
Corsica,
Milan, the
Netherlands, Spain,
Portugal,
France and
Ireland, where he participated in major military events of his time, such as the
Siege of Malta, the
Looting of Antwerp, the
Siege of Antwerp, the "
Miracle of Empel", an expedition in support of the French Catholics during the
French Wars of Religion, the
Raid on Mount's Bay and another one in support of
Irish clans during the
Nine Years War.
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