Duc d'Enghien leads French force to defeat invading Spanish army at Rocroi

Category
War
Place
France
Date
1643
Reference
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For the Spanish, this was the first major land defeat in a century. [Furtado: 1001 Days] Duc d'Enghien (le Grand Conde) was a French general in command against the Spanish army, whom he defeated in the Thirty Years' War at the Battle of Rocroi in 1643. [Wikipedia]

This event is linked to the following periods

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Begin
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Category
Thirty Years' War
1618
1648
Wars