Tercio
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A tercio was a military administrative unit of the Spanish Army during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain and Habsburg Spain in the early modern period. They were the elite military units of
Surrender of Breda, by Velázquez, shows Ambrosio Spinola (at right), commander of a Spanish tercio, receiving the keys to the city from a defeated Dutch general in 1625.
Tercios disembarking, 1583
Organization of a tercio
Schematic depiction of the pikemen's combat drill.
Battle of Turnhout (1597)
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The Battle of Turnhout, also known as the Battle of Tielenheide, was fought on 24 January 1597 by allied forces of the Dutch Republic and the Kingdom of England against those of the Spanish Empire. Th
The battle of Turnhout in 1597. Engraving by Jan Luyken
Print of the battle showing the English attacking the Spanish on the left and the Dutch on the right
Sir Francis Vere
Equestrian portrait of Maurice, Prince of Orange at the Battle of Turnhout by Egbert van Panderen