Passage: In 1616 the Venetians besieged Farra and Gradisca, and the archduke attacked from Gorizia and Lucinico. With three large culverins, four guns and three small culverins, Farra  repulsed the enemy artillery with heavy losses. The Venetians launched another futile assault before Giustiniani lifted the siege and retreated to Mariano. In September, Johan Ernst van Nassau-Siegen agreed to raise 3,000 men from the Dutch Republic for Venetian service. They arrived in May 1617, followed six months later by another 2,000 . Spanish support was blocked at sea by a flotilla of 12 Dutch and 10 English warships and on land by the war in Mantua. Although Archduke Ferdinand had only 4,000 soldiers to defend Gradisca, he received military, political and financial support from the Spanish as part of a larger agreement: Philip agreed to fight the Venetians and support Ferdinand as the next Holy Roman Emperor in return for the cession of Alsace, Finale Ligure and Piombino. This led to a negotiated settlement between Ferdinand and the Venetians in which many Uskok pirates were executed or exiled, and a permanent Austrian garrison was installed in Senj.
How many Dutch and English warships blocked Spanish support? How many Dutch and English warships were blocking Spanish support? How many men in total arrived from the Dutch Republic for Venetian service? How many months after Johan Ernst van Nassau-Siegen agree to raise 3,000 men from the Dutch Republic did the second group of 2,000 arrive? How many months after Johan Ernst van Nassau-Siegen agreed to raise 3000 men from the Dutch Republic for Venetian service did they arrive? How many more Dutch warships were there than English warships? How many more Dutch warships were there than English? How many more guns were there than small culverins? How many more large culverins were there than small culverins? How many more men arrived in May 1617 compared to the men who followed six months later? How many more men did Johan Ernst van Nassau-Siegen agree to raise than what came six months later? How many more men were raised from the Dutch Republic the first time than the second time? How many total culverins did Farra have? How many total men from the Dutch Republic were in service to the Venetians? How many total warships were in the flotilla which blocked Spanish support? How many warships blocked the Spanish support? In what year was the negotiated settlement between Ferdinand and the venetians made, which made the permanent Austrian garrison in Senj? Philip supported Ferdinand as the next Holy Roman Emperor in return for the cession of how many places? Was Archduke Fedinand on the Venetian side or the Spanish side? What happend in 1616? What happend in May 1617? Which was there more of, guns or small culverins?