Don Ambrogio Spinola Doria 1st Marquis of the Balbases Grandee of Spain Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece and of the Order of Santiago (Genoa 1569 – Castelnuovo Scrivia 25 September 1630) was a Genoese aristocrat who served as a Spanish general winning a number of important battles for the Spanish Crown. He is often called Ambrosio by Spanish speaking people and is considered one of the greatest military commanders of his time and in the history of the Spanish army.
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Thirty Years' War, Siege of Bergen-op-Zoom (1622), Palatinate campaign, Siege of Jülich (1621–22), Eighty Years' War, War of the Jülich Succession, Siege of Ostend, Siege of Breda (1624), Siege of Groenlo (1606), Capture of Oppenheim, Siege of Aachen (1614), Siege of Lingen (1605)
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